Question

In which part of the Indian Constitution is Panchayati Raj described?

• A. Part VIII
• B. Part IX
• C. Part VII
• D. Part VI

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Part IX

• Panchayati Raj, the system of rural local self-government in India, is described in Part IX of the Indian Constitution.

• This part, added by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992, covers provisions from Articles 243 to 243O, and also includes the Eleventh Schedule.

• This amendment implements the article 40 of the DPSP which says that "State shall take steps to organise village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government" and have upgraded them from non-justifiable to justifiable part of the constitution and has put constitutional obligation upon states to enact the Panchayati Raj Acts as per provisions of the Part IX.

• However, states have been given enough freedom to take their geographical, politico-administrative and others conditions into account while adopting the Panchayati Raj System