Question

In the context of India, the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments relate to which aspect of decentralized planning?

• A. Empowering tribal self-governance bodies.
• B. Establishing a national commission for rural development.
• C. Mandating the creation of state-level planning boards.
• D. Providing constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions and municipalities.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Providing constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions and municipalities.

• These amendments formalized and empowered local self-governing bodies in rural and urban areas, respectively, as a way to institutionalize decentralized planning.