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Which of the following are the basic features of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act ?  1. Provides for a three-tier structure of panchayats in the village, intermediary and district levels.  2. Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and women in all the tiers of panchayats.  3. Election to panchayats under the supervision of the State Election Commissions.  4. Introduction of the 11th Schedule to the Constitution.  Select the correct answer using the code given below : 

Which of the following are the basic features of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act ?  1. Provides for a three-tier structure of panchayats in the village, intermediary and district levels.  2. Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and women in all the tiers of panchayats.  3. Election to panchayats under the supervision of the State Election Commissions.  4. Introduction of the 11th Schedule to the Constitution.  Select the correct answer using the code given below :  Correct Answer 1, 2, 3 and 4

The correct answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Key Points

  • Panchayati Raj:
    • Article 40 of DPSP notifies about the Organisation of village panchayats. 
    • 73rd Amendment Act of 1992:
      • The Act gives constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj institutions.
      • The Act has added new parts IX and 11th schedules to the constitution.
      • 11th Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the Power, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats, 29 subjects over which the Panchayats have jurisdiction.
      • It is entitled “The Panchayats” and consists of provisions from Articles 243 to 243 (O).
      • It contains 29 functional items of the Panchayats and deals with Article 243 (G).
      • The main objective behind the establishment of Panchayati Raj Institutions is Social Justice, Economic Empowerment.
    • Establishment of a three-tier structure: Village Panchayat i.e, Gram Panchayat; intermediate panchayat i.e, Panchayat Samiti; and the district panchayat i.e, Zila Parishad. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
    • Reservation of seats for the SC and ST in proportion to their population and not less than the one-third reservation of seats for women at three different levels. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
    • Setting up of State Election Commissions to conduct an election. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
    • Setting up of District Planning Committees to prepare development plans for the districts.
    • It introduced a new Part IX to the constitution with the title “The Panchayats” having provisions from Article 243 to 243(O), and a new Eleventh Schedule covering 29 subjects. Hence, statement 4 is correct.

Related Questions

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1. Reservation of seats in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies.
2. Central Government to give special grants for welfare
3. Reservation of seats in public services and in employment.
4. Reservation of seats in educational institutions.
Select the correct answer:
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Consider the following statements:
Under Article 2430, not less than one-third seats of the total number of seats in the panchayat to be filled directly by election shall be reserved for women. This one-third reservation for women
1. Shall include women from SC and ST
2. Is in addition to the separate reservation of one-third seats for women belonging to SC and ST.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
Under Article 243D, not less than one-third seats of the total number of seats in the panchayat to be filled directly be election shall be reserved for women. This one-third reservation for women.
1. Shall include women from SC and ST.
2. Is in a addition to the separate reservation of one-third seats for women belonging to SC and ST.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?