73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Constitutional Amendment of India
Indian legislation
addedPartToConstitution Part IX
addedScheduleToConstitution Eleventh Schedule
aim Enhance people’s participation in governance
Promote decentralization of power
Strengthen rural local self-government
amends Constitution of India
cameIntoForceOn 1993
country India
definesMinimumAgeForMembers 21 years
ensures Constitutional protection for Panchayati Raj Institutions
establishedSystem Three-tier Panchayati Raj system
grantedConstitutionalStatusTo Panchayati Raj Institutions
linked to: Panchayati Raj
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
Devolution of powers and responsibilities to Panchayats
Direct elections to Panchayats
Gram Sabha as a body of registered voters in a village
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
Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India
linked to: Eleventh Schedule

Panchayati Raj system
linked to: Panchayati Raj
shortTitle 73rd Amendment
strengthensBody Gram Sabha
linked to: Panchayat
subjectArea Constitutional law
Local self-government
Rural governance
tierCreated Gram Panchayat
linked to: Panchayat

Panchayat Samiti
Zila Parishad
yearOfEnactment 1992

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74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India relatedTo 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Panchayat legalBasis 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India shortName 73rd Constitutional Amendment
linked to: 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India shortName 73rd Amendment Act
linked to: 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Part IX of the Constitution of India introducedByAmendment 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992
linked to: 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Panchayati Raj enshrinedBy Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992
linked to: 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Zila Parishad constitutionalAmendment 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992
linked to: 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Zila Panchayat Shahjahanpur governedBy Constitution of India provisions on Panchayati Raj
linked to: 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Nashik Zilla Parishad legalFramework 73rd Constitutional Amendment of India
linked to: 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 constitutionalBasis 73rd Constitutional Amendment of India
linked to: 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Department of Local Administration, Puducherry follows 73rd Constitutional Amendment of India
linked to: 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Baran Zila Parishad constitutionalBasis 73rd Constitutional Amendment of India
linked to: 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India