The 73rd Amendment aimed to provide a uniform structure for Panchayati Raj Institutions across the country and empower them as units of local self- government.
Under which article Panchyats gets constitutional right:
Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2007 · Topic: Panchayati Raj and Community Development (73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992: Key Provisions, Features, and Significance)
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- 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?
- Which Constitutional Article defines the Panchayat Raj?
- Who was the Prime Minister of India when a Constitutional status for the Panchayati Raj and Urban Self-Governing Institutions was accorded?
- By _________ amendment constitutional status was given to the Panchayat system.
- With reference to Panchayati Raj Institutions in India which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Tenure of Panchayati Raj Institutions shall be of 5 years. 2. In Panchayati Raj Institutions, out of the seats reserved, 1/4 of the seats shall be reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. Select the correct answer from the code given below : Code :