The 73rd Amendment Act added Part IX titled 'The Panchayats' and the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution. The Eleventh Schedule contains 29 functional items which are intended to be devolved to the Panchayats.
Functions to be assigned to Panchayats by 73rd Amendment of the Constitution are mentioned in:
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2006 · Topic: Panchayati Raj and Community Development (73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992: Key Provisions, Features, and Significance)
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- In the new Panchayati Raj Bill enacted in 1993, there are several fresh provisions deviating from the past. Which one of the following is not one such provision?
- The 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 refers to the
- Which one of the following was NOT proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?
- Under which article Panchyats gets constitutional right:
- Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act?
- Which of the following provisions of 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act related to Panchayat Raj Institutions is/are correct ? i. The members of these bodies are directly elected by the people. ii. Elections shall be held within a period of 3 months from the dissolution of the body. iii. Women have been given 1/3rd reservation in Panchayats. iv. The minimum age required to become member is 21 years.
- Assertion (A) : The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act is a significant landmark in the evolution of grassroots democratic institutions in the country. Reason (R) : This Act has brought the Panchayath Raj institutions under the purview of justiciable part of the Constitution.
- Which of the following is not one of the provisions incorporated by the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution?