Jahangir Kabir, Local Government Minister told that the government was interested to strengthen the power of UP.1 He also added that the government has plans to introduce Gram Parishad at village level and it would be a mini-parliament. Recently, after eleven years, according to the Zila Parishad Amendment Act 2000 the structure of Zila Parishad is formulated. Gram Adatat (Cour) Act (Amendment) has been passed in the cabinet.