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Which of the following statements regarding the 74th Amendment to the Constitution of India are correct? 1. It provides the insertion of a new Schedule to the Constitution. 2. It restructures the working of the Municipalities. 3. It provides the reservation of seats for women in Municipalities. 4. It is applicable only to some specified States. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Which of the following statements regarding the 74th Amendment to the Constitution of India are correct? 1. It provides the insertion of a new Schedule to the Constitution. 2. It restructures the working of the Municipalities. 3. It provides the reservation of seats for women in Municipalities. 4. It is applicable only to some specified States. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Correct Answer 1, 2 and 3 are correct

The correct answer 1, 2 and 3 are correct.

  • The 74th Constitutional Amendments was passed by Parliament in December 1992.
  • It is also known as Nagarpalika Act.
  • The Acts came into force as the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 on 1st June 1993.

Key Points

  • The Amendment added Part IXA titled “The Municipalities” to the Constitution. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • The Amendment added 12th Schedule to the Constitution. Hence statement 1 is correct.
  • It provides the reservation of seats for women in Municipalities. Hence statement 3 is correct.
    • Not less than one third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Municipality shall be reserved for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Municipality. Hence statement 4 is incorrect. 

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