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The three-tier Panchayati Raj System was introduced in
Andaman & Nicobar Islands with promulgation of 73rd Amendment Act,1992 which marked a new era in the federal democratic setup of the country to provide constitutional status to the
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) governed by A&N Islands (Panchayats)
Regulation, 1994. The Administrator of A&N Islands vide Notification No.179/95 dated. 22.12.1995, specified the powers of Zilla Parishad of
A&N Islands to function as the Institution of Self Government for economic development and social justice.
Till February 2007, the three tier of PRIs consisted of 67 Gram Panchayats, 07 Panchayat
Samitis and 01 Zilla Parishad. Each of these tiers i.e. Gram Panchayat,
Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad function independently.
On 19th March 2007, Zilla Parishad was bifurcated into two Zilla Parishads i.e. Zilla Parishad, South Andaman
and Zilla Parishad, North and Middle Andaman. The area of Zilla Parishad, South Andaman
covers four
Blocks i.e. Prothrapur, Ferrargunj, Little Andaman and Campbell Bay which includes 33 Pradhans, 33 Panchayat Samiti Members
and 18 Zilla Parishad Members.