Discussion
The 73rd Amendment to the Constitution deals with
Answer: B
Correct answer: Panchayati Raj institutions
The 73rd Amendment of 1992 gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions, inserting Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule. Its companion, the 74th, did the same for urban local bodies through Part IX-A and the Twelfth Schedule. It established a three-tier structure - village, intermediate and district - for states with a population above twenty lakh, required elections every five years, and provided for State Election Commissions to conduct them and State Finance Commissions to review their resources. It reserved seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in proportion to population, and not less than one third of all seats and chairperson posts for women, a figure many states have since raised to one half. The Eleventh Schedule lists 29 subjects that may be devolved to panchayats. Their actual devolution has been uneven, since the amendment permits rather than compels it - which is why local government remains weak in some states and substantial in others such as Kerala.
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