<P> In India , the Panchayati Raj now functions as a system of governance in which gram panchayats are the basic units of local administration . The system has three levels : Gram Panchayat ( village level ) , Mandal Parishad or Block Samiti or Panchayat Samiti ( block level ) , and Zila Parishad ( district level ) . It was formalized in 1992 by the 73rd amendment to the Indian Constitution . </P>
which amendment lead to the creation of panchayati raj
the 73rd amendment to the Indian Constitution