74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India

E106367

Constitutional Amendment of India Indian legislation

The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India is a landmark 1992 amendment that granted constitutional status to urban local bodies, strengthening municipal governance and promoting decentralization and local self-government in cities and towns.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India canonical	18
74th Constitutional Amendment of India	5
74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992	4
74th Constitutional Amendment (India)	3
74th Constitutional Amendment Act	3
Seventy-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India	3
Constitution of India, 74th Constitutional Amendment	2
74th Constitutional Amendment (in respect of municipalities)	1
Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992	1
Constitution of India (74th Amendment – urban local bodies)	1
Constitution of India (74th Constitutional Amendment)	1
Constitution of India 74th Amendment (urban local bodies framework)	1
Constitution of India 74th Amendment (urban local bodies)	1
Constitution of India – 74th Amendment	1
Constitution of India – 74th Constitutional Amendment	1
Constitution of India, 74th Amendment	1
Constitution of India, 74th Amendment (Municipalities)	1
Seventy-Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India	1
Seventy-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India	1

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Target entity: 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Context triple: [Porbandar Nagarpalika, follows, 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India]

A. Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936
The Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 was a pivotal Irish Free State law that significantly altered the 1922 Constitution, including measures that effectively removed the office of Governor-General and advanced the state’s constitutional independence from Britain.
B. Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India is the official list of recognized languages that are granted special status and support by the Indian government.
C. Article 80 of the Constitution of India
Article 80 of the Constitution of India lays down the composition, method of election, and nomination of members to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.
D. Article 84 of the Constitution of India
Article 84 of the Constitution of India lays down the qualifications required for a person to become a member of Parliament, including the Rajya Sabha.
E. Union Territories Act, 1963
The Union Territories Act, 1963 is an Indian law that provided the constitutional and administrative framework for governing certain Union Territories, including creating key offices such as that of the Lieutenant Governor.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India
Target entity description: The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India is a landmark 1992 amendment that granted constitutional status to urban local bodies, strengthening municipal governance and promoting decentralization and local self-government in cities and towns.

A. Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936
The Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 was a pivotal Irish Free State law that significantly altered the 1922 Constitution, including measures that effectively removed the office of Governor-General and advanced the state’s constitutional independence from Britain.
B. Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India is the official list of recognized languages that are granted special status and support by the Indian government.
C. Article 80 of the Constitution of India
Article 80 of the Constitution of India lays down the composition, method of election, and nomination of members to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.
D. Article 84 of the Constitution of India
Article 84 of the Constitution of India lays down the qualifications required for a person to become a member of Parliament, including the Rajya Sabha.
E. Union Territories Act, 1963
The Union Territories Act, 1963 is an Indian law that provided the constitutional and administrative framework for governing certain Union Territories, including creating key offices such as that of the Lieutenant Governor.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Constitutional Amendment of India ⓘ Indian legislation ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure regular elections to urban local bodies ⓘ promote democratic decentralization ⓘ strengthen municipal governance ⓘ
amends	Constitution of India ⓘ
cameIntoForceInYear	1993 ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
defines	functions of urban local bodies ⓘ powers of urban local bodies ⓘ structure of urban local bodies ⓘ
encourages	citizen participation in urban governance ⓘ devolution of powers to municipalities ⓘ
ensures	continuity of municipal bodies ⓘ
focusesOn	decentralization ⓘ local self-government ⓘ municipal governance ⓘ urban local bodies ⓘ
grants	constitutional status to urban local bodies ⓘ
includesSchedule	Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
introducedArticles	Articles 243P to 243ZG ⓘ
introducedPart	Part IXA of the Constitution of India ⓘ
levelOfGovernment	local government ⓘ
mandates	constitution of Municipal Corporations ⓘ constitution of Municipal Councils ⓘ constitution of Municipalities ⓘ constitution of Nagar Panchayats ⓘ
minimumReservationForWomen	one-third of total seats ⓘ
minimumReservationForWomenInChairpersonOffices	one-third of total number of offices ⓘ
objective	make urban local bodies institutions of self-government ⓘ
providesFor	State Election Commissions for local body elections ⓘ State Finance Commissions for local bodies ⓘ Ward Committees in municipalities with population above a threshold ⓘ fixed five-year term for municipalities ⓘ reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes in municipalities ⓘ reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in municipalities ⓘ reservation of seats for women in municipalities ⓘ
relatedTo	73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of India ⓘ
requires	elections to be held within six months of dissolution of a municipality ⓘ regular financial review of municipalities by State Finance Commissions ⓘ
shortName	74th CAA ⓘ
strengthens	third tier of government in urban areas ⓘ
subjectArea	constitutional law of India ⓘ local government ⓘ urban governance ⓘ
twelfthScheduleContains	18 functional items ⓘ
twelfthScheduleLists	functions of municipalities ⓘ
yearOfPassage	1992 ⓘ

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Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Porbandar Nagarpalika → follows → 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India ⓘ

Jabalpur Municipal Corporation → follows → 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India ⓘ

Jhansi Municipal Corporation → constitutionalBasis → 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India ⓘ

Article 54 of the Constitution of India → hasBeenAmendedBy → Seventy-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ