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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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
Article 243B
Article 243C
Article 243D
Article 243E
Article 243F
Article 243G
Article 243H
Article 243I
Article 243J
Article 243K
Article 243L
Article 243M
Article 243N
Article 243O
cameIntoForceOn 24 April 1993
consistsOfArticlesFrom Article 243
consistsOfArticlesTo Article 243O
defines Gram Sabha
Panchayat
doesNotApplyTo Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Scheduled Areas under the Fifth Schedule
Tribal Areas under the Sixth Schedule
hasTitle The Panchayats
linked to: Panchayat
introducedByAmendment 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992
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
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
linked to: Eleventh Schedule
relatesTo Panchayati Raj
rural local self-government
requires State Election Commissions for Panchayat elections
State Finance Commissions for Panchayat finances
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
Part IXA of the Constitution of India relatedTo Part IX of the Constitution of India
State Finance Commissions for local bodies constitutionalBasis Part IX of the Constitution of India
Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India relatedToPart Part IX of the Constitution of India
Panchayati Raj mentionedIn Part IX of the Constitution of India
Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 extends Part IX of the Constitution of India
Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act relatedTo Part IX of the Constitution of India