(i) Block Level Planning: In block-level planning, each district is divided into blocks consisting of about 100 villages with a population of about 60,000. This planning was aimed at mobilization of the local resources and participation of the local people in decision making and implementation of the development scheme. It is initiated under the leadership of a block development officer and a team of various specialists and village level workers. (ii) Panchayat Level Planning: A Panchayat is an elected body in which villagers, as voters, elect their representatives. The Panchayat Raj system has a three-tier structure, i.e., firstly, the village level is popularly known as Gram Panchayat or Gram Sabha, secondly, the block level is Panchayat Samiti and thirdly the district level is called Zila Parishad.