1 point
24.Nature of sharing powers
and revenue between State
Governments and Local
Governments
a.is as stipulated in the Constitution
b.is as per the guidelines laid down
by Supreme Court
c.varies from state to state
O
d. is not mandatory under
Constitution of India
Answers
Answer:
Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the Constitution
(Seventy-second Amendment) Bill, 1991 which was enacted as
the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
Though the Panchayati Raj Institutions have been in existence for a
long time, it has been observed that these institutions have not been
able to acquire the status and dignity of viable and responsive
people's bodies due to a number of reasons including absence of
regular elections, prolonged supersessions, insufficient
representation of weaker sections like Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes and women, inadequate devolution of powers and lack of
financial resources.
2. Article 40 of the Constitution which enshrines one of the
Directive Principles of State Policy lays down that the State shall
take steps to organise village panchayats and endow them with such
powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as
units of self-government. In the light of the experience in the last
forty years and in view of the short-comings which have been observed,
it is considered that there is an imperative need to enshrine in the
Constitution certain basic and essential features of Panchayati Raj
Institutions to impart certainty, continuity and strength to them.