Question

III. Fill in the blanks
1. Delhi is a
city.
2. The 74th Amendment Act was passed in
3. The area of the Nagar Panchayat is divided into
4. The city with a population of more than 10 lakh has a
5. Sanitation is a compulsory function of the
Corporation​

Answer 1

answer: THE CONSTITUTION (SEVENTY-FOURTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 1992

Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the Constitution

(Seventy-third Amendment) Bill, 1991 which was enacted as

the Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

In many States local bodies have become weak and ineffective on

account of a variety of reasons, including the failure to hold regular

elections, prolonged supersessions and inadequate devolution of powers

and functions. As a result, Urban Local Bodies are not able to

perform effectively as vibrant democratic units of self-government.

2. Having regard to these inadequacies, it is considered necessary

that provisions relating to Urban Local Bodies are incorporated in the

Constitution particularly for-

(i) putting on a firmer footing the relationship between the State

Government and the Urban Local Bodies with respect to-

(a) the functions and taxation powers; and

(b) arrangements for revenue sharing;

(ii) Ensuring regular conduct of elections;

(iii) ensuring timely elections in the case of supersession; and

(iv) providing adequate representation for the weaker sections like

Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women.

3. Accordingly, it is proposed to add a new part relating to the

Urban Local Bodies in the Constitution to provide for-

(a) constitution of three types of Municipalities:

(i) Nagar Panchayats for areas in transition from a rural area to

urban area;

(ii) Municipal Councils for smaller urban areas;

(iii) Municipal Corporations for larger urban areas.

The broad criteria for specifying the said areas is being provided in

the proposed article 243-0;

(b) composition of Municipalities, which will be decided by the

Legislature of a State, having the following features:

(i) persons to be chosen by direct election;

(ii) representation of Chairpersons of Committees, if any, at ward

or other levels in the Municipalities;

(iii) representation of persons having special knowledge or experience

of Municipal Administration in Municipalities (without voting rights);

(c) election of Chairpersons of a Municipality in the manner

specified in the State law;

(d) constitution of Committees at ward level or other level or levels

within the territorial area of a Municipality as may be provided in

the State law;

(e) reservation of seats in every Municipality-