District council (India)

The Zila parishad acts as the link between the state government and the village-level Gram Panchayat.

The Zilla Parishad encompasses the entire area of Gram Panchayats within that respective district.

He/ She supervises the divisions of the parishad and is assisted by deputy CEOs and other officials at district- and block-level officers.

The deputy chief executive officer from General Administration department at district level is ex-officio secretary of Zila Parishad.

In some states, like Kerala, the chief executive officer of the District Panchayat is known as Secretary.This provision by 73rd Amendment Act,1992