National Panchayati Raj Day

National Panchayati Raj Day is the national celebration that commemorates the Panchayati Raj Systems in India.

  • It is celebrated every year on the 24th of April.
  • The day marks the enactment of the 73rd amendment of the Constitution which came into force with effect from 24th April, 1993.
  • The first National Panchayati Raj Day was celebrated in 2010.

Panchayati Raj in India

  • The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 vested constitutional status on Panchayati Raj institutions.
  • Rajasthan was the first state in the country where the Panchayati Raj system was implemented. It was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2nd ....
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