Local government (Parts IX, IXA, IXB)
Panchayats and the 73rd Amendment (Part IX)
Practise 6 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Gram Sabha (Art. 243A)
- Three tiers; intermediate level optional below 20 lakh (Art. 243B-243C)
- Reservation of seats and chairpersons (Art. 243D)
- Five-year term, remainder after dissolution, 21 years (Art. 243E-243F)
- Powers and the Eleventh Schedule (Art. 243G)
- Taxes, funds and the State Finance Commission by the Governor (Art. 243H-243-I)
- State Election Commission and bar on courts (Art. 243K, 243-O)
- Areas exempted: Scheduled Areas, hill areas, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram (Art. 243M)
Where to study
The Constitution of India
- Art. 243-243O
- Eleventh Schedule
- Art. 243A
- Art. 243B-243C
- Art. 243D
- Art. 243E-243F
- Art. 243G
- Art. 243H
- Art. 243-I
- Art. 243K
- Art. 243-O
- Art. 243M
Indian Polity · M. Laxmikanth
- ch. 34 Panchayati Raj
Ministry of Panchayati Raj: home page
- home
NCERT Class XI Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 8: Local Governments
- pp. 7-11 '73rd and 74th Amendments'