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i. Gram Panchayat
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- In the majority of States, Gram Panchayats have the authority to impose taxes. Some of the taxes and fees charged by the village include a house tax, a tax on livestock, an immovable property tax, a tax on commercial crops, a drainage tax, a sanitation fee, a tax on products sold in the village, a cost for providing water to households, and a tax on lights.
- Additionally, panchayats have the authority to impose amusement taxes on animals, non-mechanically driven vehicles, and temporarily erected theatres.
- Additionally, Gram Panchayats earn money as income from land they possess such as common areas, jungles, cow pastures, etc. Gram Panchayats also keep the sales revenue from carcasses (killed animals) and manure refuse. Additionally, the State pays them their fair share of land revenue.
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ii. Panchayat Samiti
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- Panchayat Samitis has the authority to levy taxes on services they offer, such as water for drinking or irrigation, lighting systems, and tolls for bridges they manage.
- Public roads built or maintained with their funding, as well as all land or other property granted to them by the Panchayats, are included in the property owned by Panchayat Samitis.
- Additionally, the State Governments give them grants. State governments or Zila Panchayats provide money along with plans for Panchayati Raj’s intermediary entities to carry out.
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iii. Zila Parishad
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- Zila Parishads have the power to levy taxes.
- They have the authority to impose taxes on individuals who have operated a business in rural areas for six months, brokers, commission agents, and the sale of goods in their established marketplaces.
- Zila Parishads may also impose a tax on land revenue. The necessary funds are also provided when development plans are committed to them. Additionally, they get donations from philanthropic organizations, grants from the government, and maybe even loans.
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