Panchayat town
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A Panchayat Town or Town Panchayat is a type of town in India. It refers to any small town which is formed under the Panchayati raj administrative system.[1] It will have under 25,000 people living there. In census data, the abbreviation T.P. is used to indicate a "Town Panchayat".[2] Tamil Nadu was the first state to introduce the panchayat town as an intermediate step between rural villages and Urban Local Bodies (ULB).[3]
Management
Each state of India has an organisation that manages panchayat towns.
- Karnataka: Directorate of Municipal Administration[1]
- Kerala: Local Self Government Department[4]
- Tamil Nadu: Directorate of Town Panchayats[5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 About Us: Urbanization in Karnataka, ULB Organization Chart, DMA Organization Chart (2 February 2013)Directorate of Municipal Administration, Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ Census Data 2001 / Metadata: 24. Abbreviations UsedRegistrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- ↑ About Us: Town Panchayats Administration: IntroductionDirectorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu.
- ↑ Local Self Government DepartmentLocal Self Government Department, Government of erala. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ↑ Directorate of Town PanchayatsDirectorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu.