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The Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act provides for
Explanation
The Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, was enacted to provide constitutional recognition to rural local governments in India [2]. It inserted a new Part IX (Articles 243 to 243-O) and the Eleventh Schedule into the Constitution, establishing a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj at the village, intermediate, and district levels [7]. This amendment aimed to organize village panchayats as 'units of self-government' in alignment with the Directive Principles of State Policy under Article 40 [6]. While the 73rd Amendment focuses on rural panchayats, the 74th Amendment deals with municipal self-government [5]. Other options, such as the creation of Jharkhand (Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000) and the Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities (7th Amendment, 1956), are unrelated to this specific act.
Sources
- [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 4: Salient Features of the Constitution > III I Three-tier Government > p. 33
- [2] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 4: Salient Features of the Constitution > III I Three-tier Government > p. 33
- [4] https://secforuts.mha.gov.in/73rd-amendment-of-panchayati-raj-in-india/
- [7] https://www.tnrd.tn.gov.in/constitutionalprovision.html
- [6] https://archive.org/details/PARI.the-constitution-seventy-third-amendment-act-1992
- [5] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 40: Municipalities > 74TH AMENDMENT ACT OF 1992 > p. 399