Answer the following: How does a Gram Panchayat act ?

A Gram Panchayat cannot act by itself and it acts only through its elected members i.e. Panch(s) and Sarpanch. Moreover, Panch(s) and Sarpanch are in a fiduciary position vis-à-vis the Gram Panchayat and, to that extent, they are also deemed to be trustees of the properties and assets of the Gram Panchayat. They owe a duty to the people of the village and should exercise care, skill and diligence in the discharge of their functions and in the exercise of the powers vested with them. All the powers vested in Panch (s) and Sarpanch are exercisable by them only collectively through decisions taken at a validly convened meeting of the Gram Panchayat.