This one-page sheet covers rural and urban local government in Chhattisgarh. For explanations, read [Three-Tier Panchayati Raj](/chhattisgarh/local-government/three-tier-panchayati-raj/), [PESA](/chhattisgarh/local-government/pesa-scheduled-areas/), [Urban Local Bodies](/chhattisgarh/local-government/urban-local-bodies/) and [SEC and SFC](/chhattisgarh/local-government/state-election-finance-commission/).

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## Timeline / Key Facts

### Timeline

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| 1957 / 1977 | Balwant Rai Mehta (three tiers) / Ashok Mehta (two tiers) committees |
| 1992 | 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts |
| **24 April 1993** | 73rd Amendment in force (National Panchayati Raj Day) |
| **1 June 1993** | 74th Amendment in force |
| 1994–95 | Bhuria Committee on panchayats in Scheduled Areas |
| **24 December 1996** | **PESA Act** (Act 40 of 1996) |
| 1 November 2000 | Chhattisgarh formed; inherits MP's panchayat and municipal laws |
| August 2001 | CG Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 and Municipalities Act, 1961 adopted with changes |
| January 2003 | First State Finance Commission constituted (CAG); later reconstituted |
| 2003 | Scheduled Areas (Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and MP) Order |
| **2008** | **Women's reservation in panchayats raised to 50%** |
| 2019 | Ordinance: mayors and urban body chairpersons elected **indirectly** |
| 20 December 2021 | Polls in Bhilai, Bhilai-Charoda, Risali, Birgaon corporations (and 11 other bodies) |
| 7 July 2022 | Cabinet approves draft PESA rules |
| **8 August 2022** | **CG PESA Rules published in the Gazette** (announced 9 August, World Indigenous Peoples' Day) |
| Late 2024 | OBC reservation in local bodies made population-linked within the 50% ceiling |
| December 2024 | Cabinet restores **direct** election of mayors and chairpersons |
| **11 February 2025** | **Urban polls**: 173 bodies (10 corporations, 49 councils, 114 Nagar Panchayats); EVMs; results 15 February |
| **17, 20, 23 February 2025** | **Panchayat polls** in three phases; ballot paper; non-party |

### Panchayati Raj

| Fact | Detail |
|------|--------|
| State law | **Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993** |
| Tiers | **Gram Panchayat → Janpad Panchayat (block) → Zila Panchayat (district)** |
| Janpad Panchayats | **146** (one per block) |
| Heads | **Sarpanch (direct)**; Janpad and Zila **Adhyaksh (indirect)** |
| Officials | Panchayat Secretary; CEO Janpad; CEO Zila Panchayat (usually IAS) |
| Women | **50%** (2008 amendment); constitutional floor one-third |
| 2025 posts | 433 Zila members, 2,973 Janpad members, 11,672 Sarpanchs, 1,60,180 Panchs |
| Minimum age | 21 (Art. 243F) |

### PESA

| Fact | Detail |
|------|--------|
| Exclusion article | **243M** (Part IX); 243ZC (Part IXA) |
| States covered | 10 Fifth Schedule states, including Chhattisgarh |
| Coverage in CG (MoPR, Dec 2025) | 13 districts fully, 6 partly; 85 blocks; 5,050 panchayats; 9,977 villages |
| Reservation | At least half the seats for STs; **all chairpersons STs**; nomination up to one-tenth |
| Gram Sabha | Habitation/hamlet level; customary law respected |
| Powers | Minor forest produce (**ownership**), intoxicants, land alienation, money-lending, village markets, plans and beneficiaries, land acquisition (**consultation**), minor minerals (**mandatory recommendation**) |
| CG rule on quorum | Half of the quorum tribal; one-fourth of those women |

### Urban Local Bodies

| Fact | Detail |
|------|--------|
| Types (Art. 243Q) | **Nagar Nigam** (larger), **Nagar Palika Parishad** (smaller), **Nagar Panchayat** (transitional) |
| Heads / officers | **Mahapaur + Commissioner**; Adhyaksh + CMO |
| Inside a Nigam | Parshads, Sabhapati, Mayor-in-Council |
| Corporations | **14**: Raipur, Birgaon, Dhamtari, Durg, Bhilai, Bhilai-Charoda, Risali, Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur, Korba, Raigarh, Ambikapur, Chirmiri, Jagdalpur |
| Durg district | 4 corporations |
| Mayor election | Art. 243R leaves it to the state: indirect (2019) → direct (2025) |
| Wards Committee / MPC | 3 lakh+ / 10 lakh+ |

### Commissions

| Fact | Detail |
|------|--------|
| **SEC** | **243K** (panchayats), **243ZA** (municipalities); appointed by Governor; removed like an HC judge |
| **SFC** | **243I** (panchayats), **243Y** (municipalities); every fifth year; report → Governor → legislature |
| Union FC link | Art. 280(3)(bb), (c) |
| Cases | Kishansing Tomar (2006): timely polls; Fouziya Imtiaz Shaikh (2021): independent SEC |

## Don't Confuse

| This | vs | That |
|------|----|------|
| Janpad Panchayat (CG name) | | Panchayat Samiti (other states) |
| Sarpanch: direct | | Janpad / Zila Adhyaksh: indirect |
| Women 50%: CG panchayats | | Women one-third: constitutional floor |
| Nagar Panchayat: **urban**, transitional | | Gram Panchayat: rural |
| PESA Act: 24 Dec 1996 | | CG PESA Rules: 8 Aug 2022 |
| Fifth Schedule: Chhattisgarh | | Sixth Schedule: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram |
| 243I / 243Y: Finance | | 243K / 243ZA: Elections |
| SEC: removed like an HC judge | | CEC of India: removed like an SC judge |
| Urban polls 11 Feb 2025: EVM, party-based | | Panchayat polls 17/20/23 Feb 2025: ballot, non-party |
| 10 corporations voted in 2025 | | 14 corporations in all |

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Watch for four swaps: **"Panchayat Samiti"** offered as Chhattisgarh's middle tier (it is **Janpad Panchayat**), **one-third** offered as the state's women's quota (it is **50%**), **243K** offered as the Finance Commission (it is **243I**), and **10** offered as the number of municipal corporations (it is **14**; only 10 voted in February 2025).
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Source: https://cgpscnotes.in/chhattisgarh/local-government/quick-revision/

Chhattisgarh Panchayati Raj and Local Government in Chhattisgarh

Panchayati Raj and Local Government in Chhattisgarh — Quick Revision

One-page CGPSC quick revision for Panchayati Raj and Local Government in Chhattisgarh — every date, name and fact in tables for last-minute Prelims and Mains revision.

4 min read Updated Oct 2026 #quick revision#cgpsc

This one-page sheet covers rural and urban local government in Chhattisgarh. For explanations, read Three-Tier Panchayati Raj, PESA, Urban Local Bodies and SEC and SFC.

How to use this sheet

Scan top to bottom the week before Prelims. Bold lines are the facts examiners return to most often.

Timeline / Key Facts

Timeline

Date	Event
1957 / 1977	Balwant Rai Mehta (three tiers) / Ashok Mehta (two tiers) committees
1992	73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts
24 April 1993	73rd Amendment in force (National Panchayati Raj Day)
1 June 1993	74th Amendment in force
1994–95	Bhuria Committee on panchayats in Scheduled Areas
24 December 1996	PESA Act (Act 40 of 1996)
1 November 2000	Chhattisgarh formed; inherits MP’s panchayat and municipal laws
August 2001	CG Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 and Municipalities Act, 1961 adopted with changes
January 2003	First State Finance Commission constituted (CAG); later reconstituted
2003	Scheduled Areas (Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and MP) Order
2008	Women’s reservation in panchayats raised to 50%
2019	Ordinance: mayors and urban body chairpersons elected indirectly
20 December 2021	Polls in Bhilai, Bhilai-Charoda, Risali, Birgaon corporations (and 11 other bodies)
7 July 2022	Cabinet approves draft PESA rules
8 August 2022	CG PESA Rules published in the Gazette (announced 9 August, World Indigenous Peoples’ Day)
Late 2024	OBC reservation in local bodies made population-linked within the 50% ceiling
December 2024	Cabinet restores direct election of mayors and chairpersons
11 February 2025	Urban polls: 173 bodies (10 corporations, 49 councils, 114 Nagar Panchayats); EVMs; results 15 February
17, 20, 23 February 2025	Panchayat polls in three phases; ballot paper; non-party

Panchayati Raj

Fact	Detail
State law	Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993
Tiers	Gram Panchayat → Janpad Panchayat (block) → Zila Panchayat (district)
Janpad Panchayats	146 (one per block)
Heads	Sarpanch (direct); Janpad and Zila Adhyaksh (indirect)
Officials	Panchayat Secretary; CEO Janpad; CEO Zila Panchayat (usually IAS)
Women	50% (2008 amendment); constitutional floor one-third
2025 posts	433 Zila members, 2,973 Janpad members, 11,672 Sarpanchs, 1,60,180 Panchs
Minimum age	21 (Art. 243F)

PESA

Fact	Detail
Exclusion article	243M (Part IX); 243ZC (Part IXA)
States covered	10 Fifth Schedule states, including Chhattisgarh
Coverage in CG (MoPR, Dec 2025)	13 districts fully, 6 partly; 85 blocks; 5,050 panchayats; 9,977 villages
Reservation	At least half the seats for STs; all chairpersons STs; nomination up to one-tenth
Gram Sabha	Habitation/hamlet level; customary law respected
Powers	Minor forest produce (ownership), intoxicants, land alienation, money-lending, village markets, plans and beneficiaries, land acquisition (consultation), minor minerals (mandatory recommendation)
CG rule on quorum	Half of the quorum tribal; one-fourth of those women

Urban Local Bodies

Fact	Detail
Types (Art. 243Q)	Nagar Nigam (larger), Nagar Palika Parishad (smaller), Nagar Panchayat (transitional)
Heads / officers	Mahapaur + Commissioner; Adhyaksh + CMO
Inside a Nigam	Parshads, Sabhapati, Mayor-in-Council
Corporations	14: Raipur, Birgaon, Dhamtari, Durg, Bhilai, Bhilai-Charoda, Risali, Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur, Korba, Raigarh, Ambikapur, Chirmiri, Jagdalpur
Durg district	4 corporations
Mayor election	Art. 243R leaves it to the state: indirect (2019) → direct (2025)
Wards Committee / MPC	3 lakh+ / 10 lakh+

Commissions

Fact	Detail
SEC	243K (panchayats), 243ZA (municipalities); appointed by Governor; removed like an HC judge
SFC	243I (panchayats), 243Y (municipalities); every fifth year; report → Governor → legislature
Union FC link	Art. 280(3)(bb), (c)
Cases	Kishansing Tomar (2006): timely polls; Fouziya Imtiaz Shaikh (2021): independent SEC

Don’t Confuse

This	vs	That
Janpad Panchayat (CG name)		Panchayat Samiti (other states)
Sarpanch: direct		Janpad / Zila Adhyaksh: indirect
Women 50%: CG panchayats		Women one-third: constitutional floor
Nagar Panchayat: urban, transitional		Gram Panchayat: rural
PESA Act: 24 Dec 1996		CG PESA Rules: 8 Aug 2022
Fifth Schedule: Chhattisgarh		Sixth Schedule: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram
243I / 243Y: Finance		243K / 243ZA: Elections
SEC: removed like an HC judge		CEC of India: removed like an SC judge
Urban polls 11 Feb 2025: EVM, party-based		Panchayat polls 17/20/23 Feb 2025: ballot, non-party
10 corporations voted in 2025		14 corporations in all

Favourite MCQ trap

Watch for four swaps: “Panchayat Samiti” offered as Chhattisgarh’s middle tier (it is Janpad Panchayat), one-third offered as the state’s women’s quota (it is 50%), 243K offered as the Finance Commission (it is 243I), and 10 offered as the number of municipal corporations (it is 14; only 10 voted in February 2025).

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