Part IXA of the Constitution of India

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Part IXA of the Constitution of India is the constitutional framework that establishes and governs urban local self-government institutions (municipalities) to promote decentralized governance in Indian cities and towns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Legal framework ⓘ
Part of a constitution ⓘ
appliesTo municipalities ⓘ
urban local bodies ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1 June 1993 ⓘ
containsArticlesFrom Article 243P ⓘ
containsArticlesTo Article 243ZG ⓘ
country India ⓘ
defines composition of municipalities ⓘ
duration of municipalities ⓘ
powers and responsibilities of municipalities ⓘ
powers of the State Election Commission regarding municipal elections ⓘ
powers of the State Finance Commission regarding municipalities ⓘ
reservation of seats in municipalities ⓘ
types of municipalities ⓘ
establishes Municipal Corporation ⓘ
Municipal Council ⓘ
Nagar Panchayat ⓘ
focus urban governance ⓘ
frameworkFor democratic decentralization in urban areas ⓘ
governs constitution of Wards Committees ⓘ
district planning committees in relation to municipalities ⓘ
metropolitan planning committees ⓘ
introducedByAmendment Seventy-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus binding constitutional provision ⓘ
levelOfGovernment local government ⓘ
limits judicial interference in municipal elections ⓘ
providesFor State Election Commissions for municipal elections ⓘ
State Finance Commissions to review municipal finances ⓘ
assignment of taxes, duties, tolls and fees to municipalities ⓘ
devolution of powers and responsibilities to municipalities ⓘ
direct election of municipal councillors ⓘ
elections to constitute a municipality before expiry of its term ⓘ
elections within six months in case of early dissolution of a municipality ⓘ
fixed five-year term for municipalities ⓘ
grants-in-aid to municipalities from the Consolidated Fund of the State ⓘ
implementation of schemes entrusted to municipalities ⓘ
preparation of plans for economic development and social justice by municipalities ⓘ
reservation of not less than one-third of seats for women in municipalities ⓘ
reservation of offices of Chairpersons in municipalities ⓘ
reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes in municipalities ⓘ
reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in municipalities ⓘ
purpose to promote decentralized governance in urban areas ⓘ
to provide constitutional status to urban local self-government ⓘ
relatedTo Part IX of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ
subjectMatter municipal governance ⓘ
urban local self-government ⓘ

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74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India → introducedPart → Part IXA of the Constitution of India ⓘ
State Finance Commissions for local bodies → constitutionalBasis → Part IX-A of the Constitution of India ⓘ
linked to: Part IXA of the Constitution of India
Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution of India → relatedTo → Part IXA of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Rajasthan Municipalities Act → basedOn → Constitution of India Part IXA ⓘ
linked to: Part IXA of the Constitution of India
Urban local bodies of Karnataka → legalBasis → Constitution of India, Part IXA ⓘ
linked to: Part IXA of the Constitution of India