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Q137 (UPPCS/2025) Polity & Governance › Local Government

With reference to Panchayati Raj Institutions in India which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. Tenure of Panchayati Raj Institutions shall be of 5 years.
2. In Panchayati Raj Institutions, out of the seats reserved, 1/4 of the seats shall be reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe.
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Statement 1 is correct: According to Article 243E of the Constitution of India, every Panchayat, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in force, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Article 243D(2) mandates that not less than one-third (1/3) of the total number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) shall be reserved for women belonging to the SCs or the STs. Furthermore, Article 243D(3) states that not less than one-third of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Panchayat (including the SC/ST women quota) shall be reserved for women. The mention of 1/4 in the statement is constitutionally incorrect.

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