74^th Constitutional Amendment Act gave Constitutional recognition to municipalities by adding ________.

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SSC CHSL Previous Paper 4 (Held On: 16 March 2018 Shift 1)

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The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Part IX-A

74th Constitutional Amendment Act gave Constitutional recognition to municipalities by adding Part IX-A.
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act came into effect on June 1, 1993.
It is linked to Urban Local Bodies (also known as Nagarpalikas).
It had been enacted to grant constitutional recognition to the Urban Local Bodies as the third tier of the Government in urban areas.
As of 2023, there have been 105 amendments of the Constitution of India since it was first enacted in 1950.
Latest amendments:
- 101^st- Introduced the Goods and Services Tax (2016)
- 102^nd - Constitutional status to National Commission for Backward Classes (2018)
- 103^rd- A maximum of 10% Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) (2019)
- 104^th- To extend the reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and states assemblies (2020)
- 105 th - restored the power of state governments to prepare lists of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs).