Question

What are the salient features of amendment act of 1992 in india?

Answer 1

(i) All the three levels of the Panchayati Raj are elected directly by the people.
(ii) The term is 5 years.
(iii) 1/3rd seats are reserved for women.
(iv) Reservations for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs are also provided at all the three levels.

Answer 2

Three salient features of the Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992 are:

The act gives constitutional status to urban local bodies.

It also provides for direct elections to all the three local self-government bodies.

In the urban local bodies,33% of the seats are to be reserved for women under each category of S.C./S.T./Backward Classes