In what ways the 73 and 74 constitutional amendment is are considered as land mark in Indian history
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73rd Amendment Act, 1992 The salient features of the Act are: -
· To provide 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj for all States having population of over 20 lakh.
· To hold Panchayat elections regularly every 5 years.
· To provide reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women (not less than 33%)
· To appoint State Finance Commission to make recommendations as regards the financial powers of the Panchayats.
· To constitute District Planning Committee to prepare draft development plan for the district as a whole.
Constitution of India. It is entitled as 'The Municipalities' and consists of provisions from Articles 243-P to 243-ZG. In addition, the act has also added a new Twelfth Schedule to the Constitution. It contains eighteen functional items of municipalities.
74th amendment
The act gave constitutional status to the municipalities. It has brought them under the purview of justiciable part of the Constitution. In other words, state governments are under constitutional obligation to adopt the new system of municipalities in accordance with the provisions of the act. The act aims at revitalising and strengthening the urban governments so that they function effectively as units of local government.
Salient Features
The salient features of the act are; Three Types of Municipalities The act provides for the constitution of the following three types of municipalities in every state.
I. A nagar pancbayat (by whatever name called) for a transitional area, that is, an area in transition from a rural area to an urban area.
2. A municipal council for a smaller urban area.
· To provide 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj for all States having population of over 20 lakh.
· To hold Panchayat elections regularly every 5 years.
· To provide reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women (not less than 33%)
· To appoint State Finance Commission to make recommendations as regards the financial powers of the Panchayats.
· To constitute District Planning Committee to prepare draft development plan for the district as a whole.
Constitution of India. It is entitled as 'The Municipalities' and consists of provisions from Articles 243-P to 243-ZG. In addition, the act has also added a new Twelfth Schedule to the Constitution. It contains eighteen functional items of municipalities.
74th amendment
The act gave constitutional status to the municipalities. It has brought them under the purview of justiciable part of the Constitution. In other words, state governments are under constitutional obligation to adopt the new system of municipalities in accordance with the provisions of the act. The act aims at revitalising and strengthening the urban governments so that they function effectively as units of local government.
Salient Features
The salient features of the act are; Three Types of Municipalities The act provides for the constitution of the following three types of municipalities in every state.
I. A nagar pancbayat (by whatever name called) for a transitional area, that is, an area in transition from a rural area to an urban area.
2. A municipal council for a smaller urban area.
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