Which among the following Schedules are related with Panchayati Raj?

2024

Which among the following Schedules are related with Panchayati Raj?

  1. A.

    Eighth

  2. B.

    Ninth

  3. C.

    Tenth

  4. D.

    Eleventh

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Correct answer: D

Concept

The Schedules of the Constitution of India are appended lists that tabulate specific subjects — official languages, anti-defection rules, the powers devolved to local bodies, and so on. A local self-government body draws its list of functions from a dedicated Schedule read together with the relevant article of Part IX (Panchayats).

Applying it here

Panchayati Raj — rural local self-government — was institutionalised by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992. That amendment inserted the Eleventh Schedule, which enumerates 29 functional subjects (for example agriculture, rural housing, drinking water and primary education) that a State Legislature may entrust to the Panchayats under Article 243G. So the Schedule connected with Panchayati Raj is the Eleventh Schedule.

Cross-check: what each Schedule deals with

Schedule

Subject it deals with

Eighth

Officially recognised languages (currently 22)

Ninth

Laws protected from judicial review (1st Amendment, 1951)

Tenth

Anti-defection law (52nd Amendment, 1985)

Eleventh

Powers and functions of Panchayats — Panchayati Raj (73rd Amendment, 1992)

Only the Eleventh Schedule concerns Panchayati Raj; the other Schedules govern entirely unrelated matters.

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