Mysuru Zilla Panchayath
The Zilla Panchayath is headed by the Adyaksha and assisted by the Upadyaksha, a team of 46 ZP elected members, and MLAs, MLCs and MPs who are ex-officio members of ZP. In all, there are 70 elected members who take decisions regarding the financial, social and developmental matters of the whole district.
There are 5 sub-committees:
- Planning, Finance and Audit sub-committee headed by the ZP Adyaksha
- General Standing sub-committee headed by ZP Upadyaksha
- Education and Health sub-committee
- Agriculture and Industry sub-committee
- Social Justice sub-committee
The executing authority is the Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Government.
The Chief Executive Officer is assisted by
- The Deputy Secretary (ADM)
- The Deputy Secretary (DEV)
- The Chief Planning Officer
- The Chief Accounts Officer
- Project Director
Role of Planning Section:
The Chief Planning Officer heads the Planning Section and Council Section. This section
- Compiles the requirements of the plan amounts of Grama Panchayath, Taluk Panchayath and the Zilla Panchayath
- Prepares the perspective plan of the Grama Panchayath,Taluk Panchayath and the Zilla Panchayath
- Distributes the plan schemes grants released from the government to Zilla Panchayath among Zilla Panchayath, Taluk Panchayath and Grama Panchayath
- Monitors the progress of implementation of plan schemes
- Prepares Taluk Panchayath Grama Panchayath and Zilla Panchayath annual developmental plan
- Prepares the draft plan for Zilla Panchayath and urban local bodies for submission to the Finance Committee and general body meeting.
- Prepares the MMR for each Plan schemes
- Prepares the notes for monthly and quarterly KDP meetings
- Prepares the notes for review meeting of District-in-charge
- Prepares the guidelines, allotment and physical targets of the action plan
- Monitors the implementation of all housing schemes in the rural areas of the district
- Feeding and monitoring grama panchayati samanya mahiti
- Prepares the notes for District Planning Committee meeting
- District Planning Committee – Election
- Chief Planning Officer work as secretary of social justice sub – committee.
Role of Counsel section:
- Preparation of agenda for the Zilla Panchayath general body meetings and special meetings
- Answer the questions of the ZP members
- Issue meeting notices
- Record meeting proceedings
- Take follow-up action on whatever points were taken up at the meetings
- Zilla Panchayath Sub – Committee Election
Role of the Accounts Section :
- The Chief Accounts Officer is the financial head.
- The section prepares the budget of Zilla Panchayath
- Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual accounts
- Advises the CEO regarding financial transactions
- Monitors the repayment of loans, interest on loans from other departments
- Internal audit of Taluk Panchayath, Grama Panchayath and Zilla Panchayath
- Releases the amount from Zilla Panchayath to various implementing officers
- Chief Accounts Officer work as secretary of finance and audit sub – committee
Role of Administrative section:
- Supervision of the administrative work of all departments coming under Zilla Panchayath and Zilla Panchayath office
- Administrative and general supervision of Zilla Panchayath activities
- Deputy Secretary works as Secretary of 2 standing sub-committees
Role of Development section:
- Deals with all correspondence for RDPR programs and sends reports for RDPR schemes
- Implements rural drinking water supply
- Implements NREGA central scheme
Role of Project Director Section:
- Implements SGSY, Rajiv Gandhi drinking water scheme, Swacha grama and IREP schemes
- Implements NRLM Scheme