Part IX of the Constitution of India

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Part IX of the Constitution of India is the constitutional framework that establishes and governs the system of Panchayati Raj institutions as units of local self-government in rural India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Legal framework
Part of a constitution
aimsTo institutionalize Panchayati Raj as units of local self-government
promote democratic decentralization in rural India
allocatesPowerTo State Legislatures to endow Panchayats with powers and responsibilities
appliesTo rural areas of India
articleIncludes Article 243
Article 243A NERFINISHED
Article 243B NERFINISHED
Article 243C
Article 243D
Article 243E
Article 243F
Article 243G
Article 243H
Article 243I
Article 243J
Article 243K
Article 243L NERFINISHED
Article 243M NERFINISHED
Article 243N
Article 243O NERFINISHED
cameIntoForceOn 24 April 1993
consistsOfArticlesFrom Article 243
consistsOfArticlesTo Article 243O NERFINISHED
defines Gram Sabha NERFINISHED
Panchayat NERFINISHED
doesNotApplyTo Meghalaya NERFINISHED
Mizoram NERFINISHED
Nagaland NERFINISHED
Scheduled Areas under the Fifth Schedule NERFINISHED
Tribal Areas under the Sixth Schedule NERFINISHED
hasTitle The Panchayats NERFINISHED
introducedByAmendment 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 NERFINISHED
mandates direct elections to all seats in Panchayats
reservation of not less than one-third of seats for women in Panchayats
reservation of offices of chairpersons in Panchayats for SCs, STs and women
reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes in Panchayats
reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in Panchayats
partOf Constitution of India NERFINISHED
providesFor devolution of powers and responsibilities to Panchayats
district-level Panchayats
elections within six months of dissolution of a Panchayat
five-year term of Panchayats
implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice by Panchayats
intermediate-level Panchayats
powers of taxation and fees for Panchayats as authorized by the State
preparation of plans for economic development and social justice by Panchayats
three-tier Panchayati Raj system
village-level Panchayats
refersToSchedule Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED
relatesTo Panchayati Raj NERFINISHED
rural local self-government
requires State Election Commissions for Panchayat elections NERFINISHED
State Finance Commissions for Panchayat finances NERFINISHED
restricts judicial interference in electoral matters of Panchayats except by election petitions

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Panchayat legalBasis Part IX of the Constitution of India
Part VIII of the Constitution of India relatedTo Part IX of the Constitution of India