Nagar panchayat

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A Nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 25,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat.[1]

Nagar panchayats have a chairman with ward members. Membership consists of a minimum of ten elected ward members and three nominated members.And it cinsist of a Block Development Officer ( commonly known as Executive Officer) ,who is the chief of all administration

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