- The main aim of the Panchayati Raj is the Decentralization of power among village people. - In India, the Panchayati Raj is a system of governance in which Gram Panchayats are the basic units of local administration. - The system is divided into three levels: Gram Panchayat (village level), Mandal Parishad or Block Samiti or Panchayat Samiti (block level), and Zila Parishad (district level).