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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 42

SSC GD Constable (English) - 18th November 2021 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q42

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The aim of ________ is to promote the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992.

  • 73rd amendment of Constitution of India (1993) empowered local governments – rural, as constitutional entities and initiated a new chapter in the process of democratic decentralization in India.
  • The 73th Amendment envisages the Gram Sabha as the foundation of the Panchayat Raj System to perform functions and powers entrusted to it by the State Legislatures.
  • The amendment provides for a three tier Panchayat Raj System at the village, intermediate and district levels.