The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, which provided constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions, has its legislative origins in the 64th Constitutional Amendment Bill. This bill was introduced in 1989 by the Rajiv Gandhi government with the aim of strengthening Panchayati Raj and giving it constitutional recognition. Although the 64th Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha, it failed to pass in the Rajya Sabha. The subsequent Narasimha Rao government later introduced revised bills that were passed as the 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts in 1992.
The legislative origins of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act can be traced back to which Constitutional Amendment Bill?
Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 66th · Topic: Constitutional Amendments (Initiation and Passage of Amendment Bills: Legislative procedure in Parliament)
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Answer: D. 64th Constitutional Amendment Bill
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