Question : “The 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments are major landmarks in India’s constitutional history and local governance”.
(2006)
Answer : At the insistence of Mahatma Gandhi the provision of local government was incorporated in the constitution under article 40 of Directive Principle of the State Policy. But till 1992 no Act was passed relating to this article.
During the time of Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, it was considered necessary to further the organization of these local units by inserting specific provisions in the constitution itself on the basis of which the legislatures of the various states might ....
Question : The role of local-self government in the state administration is of considerable importance. Evaluate the statement in the context of 73rd and 74th amendments made.
(2002)
Answer : The 73rd Amendment Act and 74th Amendment Act is a very crucial Act for the concept of local-self government in India.
For the sake of convenient local-self government can be divided into Rural local government and Urban local government.
Rural Local Self-Government—The passage of the constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 marks a new era in the federal democratic set up of the country and provides constitutional status the Panchayati Raj institutions. The Act provides for a uniform ....
Question : “A singular feature of the 74th Constitutional Amendment is the new role assigned to the urban local bodies in the field of planning”. Comment.
(1997)
Answer : The constitution 74th Amendment Act makes provision for the constitution of a planning committee at the district level with view to consolidate the plans prepared by the panchayats and the municipalities and prepare a development plan for the district as whole.
As of 1993, there were 23 metropolitan agglomerations in the country, where the metropolitan area encompassed not only the main city corporation but also a number of other local bodies – both urban and rural ....
Question : Examine the provisions of 73rd and 74th constitutional amendment from the point of view of autonomy of the local bodies.
(1996)
Answer : The passage of the Constitutional (73rd and 74th) Amendment Act, 1992 marks a new era in the federal democratic set up of the country and provides constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
Some specific provisions were incorporated into the constitution to make this ground level institution autonomous and self-dependent. Those few provisions are: (1) creation of a three-tier Panchayati Raj structure at the Zilla, block and village levels, (2) all posts at all level ....
Question : “The institution of Nagar Panchayat as mentioned in the 74th Constitutional Amendment has to be created with utmost care.” Comment.
(1996)
Answer : A Nagar Panchayat or Town Panchayat is established for a transitional area - that is to say, an area in transition from a rural area to an urban area. The role, which Nagar Panchayat performs, makes this small institution very much important in the context of Rural-Urban Scenario. The Nagar Panchayats perform two types of functions – obligatory and discretionary. The obligatory functions include water supply, drainage, scavenging of the streets, street lighting, sanitation and ....
