Assam Polity

The Zila Parishad is the district-level, third tier of the Panchayati Raj system.

The Zila Parishad prepares development plans at the district level and coordinates distribution of funds among Gram Panchayats.

The Gram Panchayat is constituted through direct election.

The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) was formally launched at the Golaghat Convention on 13–14 October 1985.

One-third of Panchayati Raj posts were reserved for women under the source provision.

The quorum of a Gaon Sabha meeting is one-tenth of the total members or 100 voters, whichever is less.

The President of a Gaon Panchayat is not a member of the Zilla Parishad.

Panchayats may be assigned functions relating to 29 subjects in the Eleventh Schedule.

The State Finance Commission provisions for Panchayats and Municipalities are linked to Articles 243-I and 243-Y.

Government grants are the major source of income for Panchayati Raj institutions.

Bank loans are not listed as a source of funds for a Gaon Panchayat in the source material.

Zilla Parishad is the apex tier of Assam's three-tier Panchayati Raj system.

The State Election Commission conducts elections to Panchayats and Municipalities.

The source uses 10 lakh population as the threshold for setting up a Municipal Corporation.

The source states that 50% of Panchayat seats in Assam are reserved for women.

Assam's Panchayati Raj structure has Gaon Panchayat at village level, Anchalik Panchayat at block level and Zilla Parishad at the apex.

The source's India-wide figures as of January 2019 were 630 Zilla Panchayats, 6,614 Block Panchayats and 2,53,163 Gram Panchayats.

Assam became the first State to ratify the GST Constitution Amendment Bill on 12 August 2016.

The Sixth Schedule deals with administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram; Article 244 is relevant.

Article 371B provides special provisions with respect to Assam.