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Who was the President when the 73rd Constitutional Amendment regarding Panchayat Raj came into force?

AR. Venkataraman

BShankar Dayal Sharma

CK R Narayanan

DGiani Zail Singh

Answer:

B. Shankar Dayal Sharma

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Panchayati Raj Act:

  • Amendment : 73rd Amendment, 1992
  • Came into force on : April 24, 1993
  • Panchayati Raj Day is observed on : 24th April
  • Prime Minister : PV Narasimha Rao
  • President : Shankar Dayal Sharma

Related Questions:

Consider the following statements:

  1. A Panchayat elected in the place of a dissolved one, does not enjoy the full period but remains in office for the remaining period after the dissolution.

  2. In Panchayats, seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women but not for Backward Classes of citizens.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

Panchayat Raj means

Which of the following are provided for in the 73rd Constitutional Amendment?

  1. Elections through the Chief Election Commissioner.

  2. Devolution of functions by the state government.

  3. Creation of the State Finance Commission.

  4. Setting up a three-tiered Indian Federation.

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ഔദ്യോഗിക ഭാഷാ നിയമനിർമ്മാണ കമ്മീഷന്റെ ആസ്ഥാനം ?

Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act that provided for the establishment of Panchayats also made which of the following provisions?

  1. Addition of a new Schedule (XI) to the Constitution listing 29 subjects which are to be handled by the Panchayats.

  2. Addition of a new Schedule (XI) to the Constitution listing 18 subjects which are to be handled by the Panchayats.

  3. Bar on the courts to question the validity of laws relating to delimitation of constituencies.

  4. Reservation of not less than one-third of the total number of seats in Panchayats for women (excluding the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes).

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