ਮੀਨੂ ਅਤੇ ਲੇਬਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਖਰੜਾ ਹੈ, ਸਮੀਖਿਆ ਬਾਕੀ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਪੰਨੇ ਦੀ ਲਿਖਤ ਅਜੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਨਹੀਂ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਗਈ ਹੈ।
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Constitutional provisions for Panchayati Raj
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How the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 inserted Part IX (Articles 243 to 243-O) and the Eleventh Schedule into the Constitution, what those provisions require of States, and what they leave to State law.
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Mandatory record for this page
- Instrument
- Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992 — Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule
- Jurisdiction
- India
- “As on” date
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- Amendment history
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Official text
What this page will cover
- Art. 243 — Definitions
- Art. 243A — Gram Sabha
- Art. 243B — Constitution of Panchayats (village, intermediate and district levels)
- Art. 243C — Composition of Panchayats
- Art. 243D — Reservation of seats
- Art. 243E — Duration of Panchayats
- Art. 243F — Disqualifications for membership
- Art. 243G — Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats
- Art. 243H — Powers to impose taxes, and funds of the Panchayats
- Art. 243I — Constitution of Finance Commission to review financial position
- Art. 243J — Audit of accounts of Panchayats
- Art. 243K — Elections to the Panchayats (State Election Commission)
- Art. 243L — Application to Union territories
- Art. 243M — Part not to apply to certain areas
- Art. 243N — Continuance of existing laws and Panchayats
- Art. 243-O — Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters
- Eleventh Schedule — The 29 subjects — to be listed from the official text at legal sign-off
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