Discussion
The Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution, added by the 74th Amendment, lists the functions of
Answer: D
Correct answer: Municipalities
The Twelfth Schedule, inserted by the 74th Amendment in 1992, lists 18 subjects that may be devolved to urban local bodies - among them urban planning, regulation of land use, water supply, public health and sanitation, fire services, slum improvement, urban poverty alleviation and the provision of urban amenities. The 74th Amendment also inserted Part IX-A and provided for three kinds of urban body according to size: a Nagar Panchayat for an area in transition from rural to urban, a Municipal Council for a smaller urban area, and a Municipal Corporation for a larger one. It requires elections every five years, reserves seats for Scheduled Castes and Tribes in proportion to population and not less than one third for women, and provides for Ward Committees in larger municipalities. It also created District Planning Committees and Metropolitan Planning Committees to consolidate the plans of rural and urban bodies. The Eleventh Schedule is its rural counterpart, listing 29 subjects for panchayats.
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