Describe the nature of the panchayat raj system in India

Under the Panchayati Raj system, one or more villages have a Gram Panchayat, a council comprising several ward members, (Panch), and a Sarpanch, who is its President. It is directly elected by all adults of the village. It works under the Gram Sabha. All the village’s voters are its members. It must meet at least twice or thrice annually to approve the Gram Panchayat’s annual budget and to review its performance.