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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.<ref name="DMA-KA">{{Cite web|title=About Us: Urbanization in Karnataka, ULB Organization Chart, DMA Organization Chart|date=2 February 2013|publisher=Directorate of Municipal Administration, Government of Karnataka|url=http://www.municipaladmn.gov.in/abt-us|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211065145/http://www.municipaladmn.gov.in/abt-us|archivedate=11 February 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=15 May 2013}}</ref> It will have under 25,000 people living there. In [[census]] data, the abbreviation T.P. is used to indicate a "Town Panchayat".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census Data 2001 / Metadata: 24. Abbreviations Used|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617234445/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm|archivedate=17 June 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Tamil Nadu]] was the first state to introduce the panchayat town as an intermediate step between rural villages and [[Urban Local Bodies]] (ULB).<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us: Town Panchayats Administration: Introduction|publisher=Directorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/introduction.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122073525/http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/introduction.htm|archivedate=22 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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}} | Each [[States and territories of India|state of India]] has an organisation that manages panchayat towns. | ||
* [[Karnataka]]: Directorate of Municipal Administration<ref name="DMA-KA" /> | |||
* [[Kerala]]: Local Self Government Department<ref>{{Cite web|title=Local Self Government Department|publisher=Local Self Government Department, Government of erala|url=http://www.lsgkerala.gov.in/en/LSGDDept_en.php}}</ref> | |||
* [[Tamil Nadu]]: Directorate of Town Panchayats<ref>{{Cite web|title=Directorate of Town Panchayats|publisher=Directorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/}}</ref> | |||
==Notes== | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 22 April 2021
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Us: Urbanization in Karnataka, ULB Organization Chart, DMA Organization Chart". Directorate of Municipal Administration, Government of Karnataka. 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ "Census Data 2001 / Metadata: 24. Abbreviations Used". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007.
- ↑ "About Us: Town Panchayats Administration: Introduction". Directorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.
- ↑ "Local Self Government Department". Local Self Government Department, Government of erala.
- ↑ "Directorate of Town Panchayats". Directorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu.