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The provisions of the Constitution of India pertaining to the institution of Panchayat do not apply to which one of the following States?
Explanation
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992, which added Part IX to the Constitution, provides for a three-tier Panchayati Raj system [2]. However, Article 243M specifically exempts certain areas and states from these provisions. According to the constitutional framework and subsequent legal interpretations, the provisions of Part IX do not apply to the states of Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. While states like Assam and Tripura have tribal areas governed by Autonomous District Councils under the Sixth Schedule, the exemption from the 73rd Amendment's Panchayati Raj provisions applies in its entirety to the state of Meghalaya [1]. In contrast, states like Goa are fully covered by the 73rd Amendment, and the Sixth Schedule states of Assam and Tripura have implemented Panchayati Raj in their non-tribal areas. Therefore, Meghalaya is the state where these specific constitutional provisions for Panchayats do not apply.
Sources
- [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 4: Salient Features of the Constitution > III I Three-tier Government > p. 33
- [2] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 4: OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF OUR CONSTITUTION > OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF OUR CONSTITUTION > p. 35