<Li> Women & child development </Li> <Li> Panchayat raj (mandal praja parishad) </Li> <P> Each department in a panchayat samiti has its own officer . Most often these are state government employees acting as extension officers, but occasionally in more revenue - rich panchayat samiti, they may be local employees . A government - appointed block development officer (BDO) is the supervisor of the extension officers and executive officer to the panchayat samiti and becomes, in effect, its administrative chief . </P> <P> The panchayat samiti collects all the prospective plans prepared at Gram Panchayat level and process them for funding and implementation by evaluating them from the angles of financial constraints, social welfare, and area development . It also identifies and prioritizes the issues that should be addressed at the block level . </P>

Who perform the administrative leadership at panchayat samiti level