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Which Amendment of the Constitution of India envisages the Gram Sabha as the foundation of the Panchayat Raj System to perform functions and powers entrusted to it by the State Legislatures?

A71st

B63rd

C73rd

D54th

Answer:

C. 73rd

Read Explanation:

  • The 73rd Amendment 1992 added a new Part IX to the constitution titled “The Panchayats” covering provisions from Article 243 to 243(O); and a new Eleventh Schedule covering 29 subjects within the functions of the Panchayats.

  • 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


Related Questions:

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Eleventh Schedule was inserted in the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Seventy Third Amendment) Act, 1992.

  2. The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India corresponds to Article 243-W of the Constitution of India.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

Which one does not belong to the three-tier panchayat?
73rd Amendment to the Constitution of India provides for:
How many subjects are entitled and listed for the Panchayat in the Indian Constitution?
What fraction of the positions in all panchayat institutions is reserved for women?