Paper I · 12 Local Self-Government · 12.3 Panchayat Raj in Telangana
12.3.2 Mandal and zilla parishads, elections, the State Election Commission, the State Finance Commission and panchayat finances
Above the gram panchayat sit the mandal praja parishad (members called MPTCs) and the zilla praja parishad (ZPTCs), whose heads are chosen indirectly under a party whip; elections to all three are run by the State Election Commission, money is shared on the advice of the State Finance Commission, and since 2024 the share of Backward Classes in these seats has been the state's most contested local-government issue.
- TGPSC MPSO / ASO · Paper I
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Key terms
- Mandal Praja Parishad
- MPTC
- MPP President
- MPDO
- Zilla Praja Parishad
- ZPTC
- ZP Chairperson
- Chief Executive Officer
- standing committees
- party whip
- no-confidence motion
- State Election Commission
- State Election Commissioner
- Rani Kumudini
- State Finance Commission
- G. Rajesham Goud
- Rajaiah Siricilla
- Dedicated Commission
- SEEEPC survey
- Busani Venkateshwara Rao
- 42 per cent BC reservation
- G.O. 9
- G.O. 46
- section 285A
- 50 per cent ceiling
- triple test
- 2019 local body elections
- December 2025 gram panchayat elections
- Fifteenth Finance Commission grants
What this note covers
- Core factsFoundation
- ExplainedStandard
- DeeperAdvanced
- Mains writingMains writing
- Common trapsFoundation
- Quick revisionFoundation
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