compare the local self government system of cholas with the working of modern village panchayat.
S.No. | Government System of Cholas | Modern Village Panchayat |
1 | Rich farmers of Vellala caste controlled the small towns under the direction of Chola government. | Every village Panchayat is divided into wards, i.e. smaller areas and Ward Member (Panch) is elected. |
2 | The Chola kings named rich landlords with titles like ‘Muvendavelan’ and empowered them to supervise offices of the state. | The Ward Panchs and the Sarpanch (Panchayat President) form the Gram Panchayat. |
3 | Brahmanas were given land grants otherwise called ‘Brahmadeya’. | The Secretary arranges the meeting of the Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat and important decisions are taken. |
4 | They took charge of the assembly or sabha with major Brahmana landholders. | The Gram Panchayat has the main task of implementing development programmes. |
5 | Their judgements were inscribed on temple walls. Traders also had actively participated in administration of towns. | The Government usually allocate funds for development of villages (e.g.construction of water tanks, roads, etc.,) |