If the government were to accept the proposal submitted by the committee, the boundaries of about 300 panchayats having a population above 32,000 will have to be delimited. Of these 300 panchayats, 30 have a population above 50,000 and about 135 panchayats above 40,000. A final tally would be drawn up before the start of the delimitation process, sources said. The committee had also recommended against forming new municipalities and town panchayats and fix the minimum number of grama panchayats within the ambit of a block at three. The State has six Corporations, 87 municipalities, 14 district panchayats, 152 block and 941 grama panchayats.

Source: The Hindu May 15, 2019 15:45 UTC