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The 73rd amendment deals with which of the following?

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  1. GST
  2. Urban local government bodies
  3. Panchayat Raj System
  4. Anti-defection

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Option 3 : Panchayat Raj System
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The correct answer is Panchayat Raj System.

Key Points

  • Panchayati Raj:
    • Panchayati Raj was constitutionalized through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992.
    • The term Panchayati Raj in India signifies the system of rural local self-government.
    • It has been established in all the states of India by the Acts of the state legislatures to build democracy at the grass-root level.
    • It is entrusted with rural development.
    • 73rd Constitutional Amendment has added a new Part-IX entitled ‘the panchayats’ and a new 11th Schedule containing 29 functional items of the panchayats.​

Important Points 

  • Important Committees related to Panchayati Raj:                                    
Committee Year
Balwant rai Mehta Committee 1957
Ashok Mehta Committee 1978
Hanumantha Rao Committee 1984
G.V.K.Rao Committee 1985
L.M.Singhvi Committee 1986
P.K.Thungon Committee 1988
 
Additional Information
  • In 1959, Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the 1st generation panchayat at Nagaur in Rajasthan on 2nd October.
  • National Panchayati Raj Day: 24 April.
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