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Q39 (CISF/2025) Polity & Governance › Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties

Which one among the following Articles of the Constitution of India, directs the State to organise village panchayats?

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Article 40 of the Constitution of India, contained within the Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV), directs the State to organise village panchayats. It mandates that the State shall take steps to endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government. This provision reflects the Gandhian vision of decentralised governance.

  • Article 44: Directs the State to endeavour to secure a Uniform Civil Code for all citizens.
  • Article 243D: Part of the 73rd Amendment, it deals with the reservation of seats in Panchayats for SCs, STs, and women.
  • Article 329: Relates to the bar on interference by courts in electoral matters, such as the validity of laws relating to the delimitation of constituencies.
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