The A & N Islands (Panchayats) Regulation, 1994 notified on 8th Dec., 1994 which extends to whole of A & N Islands except municipal and tribal areas.
Three tiers system has been formed namely Gram Panchayats (village level), Panchayat Samities (Intermediate level) & Zilla Parishad (District level)
First Election for PRIs was held in Sept., 1995
Thereafter elections were held in September, 2000, 2005, 2010 & 2015.
Elections
| Place | Total PRIs |
|---|---|
| Zilla Parishads (South Andaman & N & M Andaman) | |
| Panchayat Samities (Diglipur, Mayabunder, Rangat, Ferrargunj, Prothrapur, Little Andaman & Campbell Bay) | |
| Gram Panchayats South Andaman - 33 N & M Andaman - 37 | |
| Total |
| Place | Total Elected Representatives |
|---|---|
| Gram Panchayat (including 70 Pradhans) | |
| Panchayat Samities (including 07 Pramukhs) | |
| Zilla Parishads (including 02 Adhyaksh) | |
| Total |
Reservation
- SC - There is no notified SC in this UT.
- ST - No Reservation
(The total population of the ST in each constituency is less than half the population required to fill one seat.) - One-third Seats Reserved for women in each tier
- Reserved seats allotted by the Election Commission by Rotation to different Constituencies
- 1st & 3rd year of term for Adhyaksh post of Zilla Parishad is reserved for women.
Mechanism for Transfer of Funds to the PRIs
- PRIs submitting applications in the prescribed format with Utilization Certificate.
- After scrutiny the Directorate of RD, PRIs & ULBs submitting the proposal to the Administration with the recommendation.
- The Administration sanctions Grant-in-Aid after getting the approval of the Administrator.
- Directorate of RD, PRIs & ULBs draw the amount through cheque and forward to the each tier of PRIs directly without channelizing through District Panchayat.