Consider the following statements with regards to Panchayati Raj. 1. The minimum age for contesting elections to Panchayats is 25 years. 2. One-third seats are reserved for women in Panchayats at all the three levels (both members and chairpersons). 3. The provision relating to the reservation of seats in Panchayats (both members and chairpersons) for the SCs is not applicable to the state of Arunachal Pradesh. 4. Eleventh Schedule contains 18 functional items placed within the purview of Panchayats Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Option 2 : 2 and 3

The correct answer is statement 2 and 3.

• The minimum age for contesting elections to Panchayats is 21 years. Hence, Statement 1 is NOT correct.
• One-third seats are reserved for women in Panchayats at all the three levels (both members and chairpersons). Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
• The provision relating to the reservation of seats in Panchayats (both members and chairpersons) for the SCs is not applicable to the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Hence, Statement 3 is correct.
• Eleventh Schedule contains 29 functional items placed within the purview of Panchayats. Hence, Statement 4 is NOT correct.