Indian Polity PYQ 318 of 375 · Panchayati Raj and Community Development

Panchayati Raj is organized as a unit of Self-Government under –

  1. AFundamental Rights of Indian Constitution
  2. BThe Preamble of the Indian Constitution
  3. CDirective Principles of State Policy
  4. D73rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution

43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999

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Correct answer: (d) 73rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution

Explanation

The inspiration for establishing Panchayati Raj came from Article 40 of the Constitution. Later, through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment, 1992, systematic efforts were made to constitute it as a unit of self-government.

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