Question
Download Solution PDFAs per the 73rd and 74th amendment India has ______-tier government system
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Three.
Key Points
- Panchayati Raj System -
- It was first introduced in India by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1959 in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan.
- Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government of rural India.
- Self-governance of urban areas is carried out by municipalities and sub-municipalities.
- Self-governance of rural areas is carried out through Panchayati Raj Institutions.
- Panchayati Raj institutions are three -
- Gram Panchayat at the village level
- Panchayat Samiti at Block (Taluka) level
- Zilla Parishad at the district level
Additional Information
- 'Panchayati Raj Day is observed every year on 24 April in India.
- In the year 1993, through the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments, the three-tier Panchayati Raj system in India got constitutional status.
- Lord Ripon is considered the father of local self-government in India during the British rule in India.
- In the year 1882, he made a proposal regarding local self-government.
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