Panchayat Act is legislation that governs the functioning of local self-government institutions in rural areas, known as Panchayats, ensuring decentralized governance, resource management, and community development.
An Act to reorganize, strengthen and expand the activities of Panchayats in rural areas of West Bengal to enable them to act as units of self-government and to strive for socio-economic development and securing social justice for the people and to provide formatters connected therewith.