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NITI Aayog Holds National Workshop on 'Viksit Panchayat'
સમાચારમાં કેમ?
Which amendment gave Panchayats constitutional status? The Part IX and Eleventh Schedule answer behind NITI's Viksit Panchayat push
NITI Aayog's State Support Mission held a national workshop on strengthening Panchayats.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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NITI Aayog organised a National Workshop titled 'Viksit Panchayat: Connecting People, Places, Resources and Opportunities' under its State Support Mission.
The initiative looks at how Panchayats can be strengthened as units of local development planning.
Panchayati Raj Institutions received constitutional status through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment.
સ્રોત: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
મુખ્ય તથ્યો
Remember these
- NITI Aayog held a National Workshop titled 'Viksit Panchayat: Connecting People, Places, Resources and Opportunities'.
- The workshop was organised under NITI Aayog's State Support Mission.
- The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions.
- The 73rd Amendment inserted Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule into the Constitution.
- The 74th Amendment Act, 1992 covers urban local bodies through Part IXA.
પ્રિલિમ્સ · મેઇન્સ
How the exam will ask it
પ્રિલિમ્સ
- The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 inserted Part IX (Articles 243 to 243O) into the Constitution.
- The Eleventh Schedule lists the functional items that may be devolved to Panchayats.
- Urban local bodies received constitutional status through the 74th Amendment Act, 1992, which inserted Part IXA.
- NITI Aayog's State Support Mission works with States on development planning and governance reforms.
મેઇન્સ
GS-II Governance: Panchayats have had constitutional status since the 73rd Amendment, yet devolution of funds, functions and functionaries remains uneven across States. The Eleventh Schedule and State Finance Commissions provide the framework, but weak capacity and limited own-source revenue constrain local planning. The way forward is stronger capacity building, timely fund transfers and integrated Panchayat-level development plans, which is the direction of initiatives like Viksit Panchayat.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Constitutional status was conferred on Panchayati Raj Institutions, through the insertion of a new Part IX in the Constitution, by which Amendment?
- 44th Amendment Act, 1978
- 74th Amendment Act, 1992
- 61st Amendment Act, 1989
- 73rd Amendment Act, 1992
જવાબ જુઓ
જવાબ: D — Correct: 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 — The 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 inserted Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule, giving constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions. • 44th Amendment Act, 1978 — wrong: The 44th Amendment of 1978 restored many rights curtailed during the Emergency and dealt with the right to property, not local government. • 74th Amendment Act, 1992 — wrong: The 74th Amendment of 1992 gave constitutional status to urban local bodies through Part IXA, not to Panchayats. • 61st Amendment Act, 1989 — wrong: The 61st Amendment of 1989 lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years and has no bearing on Panchayats.
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