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Explain composition of Zila Parishad.

1. The Zila Parishad is the third and top-most tier of the Panchayati Raj system in India. It represents all the Gram Panchayats and Block Samitis in the a single district.


2. The Zila Parishad works directly with the state government. It receives funds for various functions and collects taxes and other dues from the citizens


3. The members of Zila Parishad are the pradhans and up-pradhans at the block samiti level. Each block sends two representatives to the Zila Parishad.


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