Article 40 mandates the State to organize Village Panchayats and empower them as units of self-government.
The Organization of Village Panchayats with specific powers and authority as may be necessary to endow them to function as units of self-government, is mentioned in
Asked in UPSC Combined Section Officer 2021 22 · Topic: Panchayati Raj and Community Development (Evolution of Local Self-Governance: Historical Context and Major Committee Recommendations (e.g., Balwant Rai Mehta, Ashok Mehta, L.M. Singhvi))
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Answer: A. Article 40 of the Constitution of India
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