ZP

Also: Zilla Parishad

MEANING

The district's elected rural local body — ZPTC members form it, a Chairperson heads it, the CEO runs it.

The apex of the three-tier panchayat raj system, handling district-level rural roads, schools and devolved schemes. The Collector's world and the ZP's meet constantly — reviews, elections, and the Additional Collector (Local Bodies) desk.