Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India

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The Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India is a landmark constitutional reform that granted constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions, establishing a three-tier system of local self-government in rural areas and reserving seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and women.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Constitutional amendment of India ⓘ
addedSchedule Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
linked to: Eleventh Schedule
aimsTo ensure participation of marginalized groups in local governance ⓘ
promote decentralization of power ⓘ
strengthen grassroots democracy in rural India ⓘ
areaOfApplication Panchayati Raj institutions in India ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 24 April 1993 ⓘ
complements Seventy-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dateOfAssent 20 April 1993 ⓘ
eleventhScheduleLists 29 subjects for devolution to Panchayats ⓘ
establishedSystem three-tier Panchayati Raj system ⓘ
excludes areas under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
certain scheduled areas ⓘ
formalName Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992 ⓘ
insertedArticles Articles 243 to 243-O of the Constitution of India ⓘ
insertedPart Part IX of the Constitution of India ⓘ
introducedBy Government of India ⓘ
introducedIn Parliament of India ⓘ
mandates a five-year term for Panchayats ⓘ
constitution of a State Election Commission for Panchayat elections ⓘ
constitution of a State Finance Commission for Panchayats ⓘ
direct elections to all seats in Panchayats ⓘ
elections to constitute new Panchayats before the expiry of the term of existing Panchayats ⓘ
elections within six months in case of dissolution of a Panchayat ⓘ
reservation of not less than one-third of seats for women in Panchayats ⓘ
reservation of offices of chairpersons in Panchayats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and women ⓘ
reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes in Panchayats ⓘ
reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in Panchayats ⓘ
providesFor devolution of powers and responsibilities to Panchayats ⓘ
implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice by Panchayats ⓘ
preparation of plans for economic development and social justice by Panchayats ⓘ
purpose to ensure reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and women in Panchayats ⓘ
to establish a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj in rural areas ⓘ
to give constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions ⓘ
to provide for regular elections to Panchayats ⓘ
relatedSchedule Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
linked to: Eleventh Schedule
relatedToPart Part IX of the Constitution of India ⓘ
scope rural areas ⓘ
shortName 73rd Amendment Act ⓘ
73rd Constitutional Amendment ⓘ
subjectMatter Panchayati Raj ⓘ
rural local self-government ⓘ
tier Gram Panchayat at village level ⓘ
Panchayat Samiti at intermediate or block level ⓘ
Zila Parishad at district level ⓘ
yearOfCommencement 1993 ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1992 ⓘ

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Article 54 of the Constitution of India → hasBeenAmendedBy → Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ
Part IXA of the Constitution of India → relatedTo → Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ
State Finance Commissions for local bodies → establishedBy → Seventy-third Amendment of the Constitution of India ⓘ
linked to: Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India
Seventy-second Amendment to the Constitution of India → followedBy → Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ
Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India → formalName → Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992 ⓘ
linked to: Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India
Panchayati Raj → constitutionalBasis → 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 ⓘ
linked to: Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India