73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India

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Constitutional Amendment of India Indian legislation

The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India is a landmark 1992 reform that granted constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions, establishing a three-tier system of rural local self-government with defined powers, responsibilities, and reservations.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Constitutional Amendment of India ⓘ Indian legislation ⓘ
addedPartToConstitution	Part IX NERFINISHED ⓘ
addedScheduleToConstitution	Eleventh Schedule NERFINISHED ⓘ
aim	Enhance people’s participation in governance ⓘ Promote decentralization of power ⓘ Strengthen rural local self-government ⓘ
amends	Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	1993 ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
definesMinimumAgeForMembers	21 years ⓘ
ensures	Constitutional protection for Panchayati Raj Institutions ⓘ
establishedSystem	Three-tier Panchayati Raj system ⓘ
grantedConstitutionalStatusTo	Panchayati Raj Institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedPanchayatiRaj	Yes ⓘ
mandates	Establishment of Panchayats at district level ⓘ Establishment of Panchayats at intermediate level (where population permits) ⓘ Establishment of Panchayats at village level ⓘ
numberOfSubjectsInEleventhSchedule	29 ⓘ
objective	Ensure stability and continuity of Panchayati Raj Institutions ⓘ Provide a uniform structure of Panchayati Raj across states ⓘ
partTitleAdded	The Panchayats ⓘ
providesFor	Constitution of State Election Commissions ⓘ Constitution of State Finance Commissions NERFINISHED ⓘ Devolution of powers and responsibilities to Panchayats ⓘ Direct elections to Panchayats ⓘ Gram Sabha as a body of registered voters in a village NERFINISHED ⓘ Power of Panchayats to levy, collect and appropriate taxes, duties, tolls and fees (as authorized by state law) ⓘ Preparation of plans for economic development and social justice by Panchayats ⓘ Regular elections every five years ⓘ Reservation of not less than one-third of chairperson offices for women ⓘ Reservation of not less than one-third seats for women ⓘ Reservation of offices of chairpersons for SCs ⓘ Reservation of offices of chairpersons for STs ⓘ Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes ⓘ Reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
relatedTo	74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Panchayati Raj system NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortTitle	73rd Amendment ⓘ
strengthensBody	Gram Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectArea	Constitutional law ⓘ Local self-government ⓘ Rural governance ⓘ
tierCreated	Gram Panchayat NERFINISHED ⓘ Panchayat Samiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Zila Parishad NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1992 ⓘ

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