The correct answer is Option 3. Explanation & Key Takeaways: • In 1948, the Department of Panchayati Raj was created following the provisions of the Panchayati Raj Act, 1947. • The Department of Panchayati Raj was established with the responsibility to regulate and monitor the functioning of Gram Panchayats. • In the act it is mentioned that a Gram Panchayat shall ordinarily meet for the transaction of business at least once every month but two months shall not intervene between two consecutive meetings. • The date to be appointed for the first meeting of a Gram Panchayat shall be within thirty days from the date of its constitution. • Consequently, UP Kshetra Panchayat and Zila Panchayat Act, 1961 was passed to run the local administration at the intermediate and district level. • Through the above act, Kshetra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats were established. • Thus, Uttar Pradesh has a three-tier structure of local administration with • Zila Panchayat at District Level • Kshetra Panchayat at Intermediary Level • Gram Panchayat at Village Leve