Question

WHY THERE WAS A GAP OF ONE YEAR BETWEEN PASSING AND IMPLEMENTTAION OF 73RD AND 74TH AMENDMENT ACT?​

Answer 1

1992 was a landmark year for local governments in India. Parliament passed the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments which gave panchayats and municipalities such powers to function as institutions of self-government with regard to matters under the Constitution's Eleventh and Twelfth Schedule. Wat have been the fortunes of these Acts?

The implementation of the 73rd constitutional amendment is widely talked about, but the Act relating to the municipalities is less discussed. The book under review, edited by two scholars from the Netherlands, fills this gap.