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Q99 (NDA-I/2015) Polity & Governance › Local Government › 73rd Amendment Panchayats Answer Verified

Which of the following are the basic features of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Acx ? L 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:

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The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 introduced several fundamental features to the Panchayati Raj system. It mandated a three-tier structure consisting of panchayats at the village, intermediate, and district levels [2]. The Act provides for the mandatory reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in proportion to their population, as well as not less than one-third of the total seats for women across all tiers [5]. To ensure regular and fair democratic processes, it established State Election Commissions responsible for the superintendence, direction, and control of panchayat elections [6]. Furthermore, the amendment added the 11th Schedule to the Constitution, which contains 29 functional items to be devolved to the panchayats [1]. Since all four statements accurately describe the basic features of the 73rd Amendment, option 3 is correct.

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  1. [2] https://secforuts.mha.gov.in/73rd-amendment-of-panchayati-raj-in-india/
  2. [3] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 39: Panchayati Raj > Salient Features > p. 389
  3. [5] https://secforuts.mha.gov.in/74th-amendment-and-municipalities-in-india/
  4. [6] https://pnrd.assam.gov.in/documents-detail/panchayatiraj-system
  5. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 4: Salient Features of the Constitution > III I Three-tier Government > p. 33
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