West Bengal Panchayati Raj Act, 1973. Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision West Bengal Document type Legislation Date 1973 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Forestry, Water, General Keyword Framework law Tax/levy Governance Local government Public health Institution Agricultural commodities Agricultural development Agricultural land Education Equity Agricultural extension Farming Internal trade Irrigation Land reform Social protection Waste management Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Inspection Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal production Animal health Waterworks Water supply Basin/catchment/watershed Inland waters Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This West Bengal Panchayati Raj Act, 1973 is enacted 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. The Act consists of 224 Sections divided into 6 Parts: I. Preliminary; II. Gram Panchayat; III. Panchayat Samiti; IV. Zilla Parishad; V. Audit; VI. Miscellaneous. Full text English Website wbxpress.com