Exemptions Of 73rd Amendment Act
Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, specific tribal areas, Manipur hill area, and Darjeeling district of West Bengal are exempted from the 73rd Amendment Act. Here are the reasons as mentioned below.
Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram and Tribal Areas |
These states are exempted under Article 243M(2). As they are enjoying Special Constitutional Provisions under Articles 371A, 371B, 371C,371F,371G, and 371H by the Constitution of India. So, no Panchayati Raj system is needed for these states. |
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Darjeeling, West Bengal |
The Darjeeling district has an autonomous body called the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council. DGHC has its won system, so it is exempted from the Panchayat Acts and Municipal laws. DGHC was established under the DGHC Act 1988. |
73rd Amendment of Indian Constitution
The 73rd Amendment Act is an Amendment Act to strengthen the rural democratic structure in India. The act was generally introduced to provide more power and authority to the Panchayats at the village level. This act the introduction of the Panchayati Raj system in India. Madhya Pradesh was the first state to implement the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in 1992. Historically, the Panchayati Raj system was first introduced at Nagaur (Bikaner District) in Rajasthan.
In this article, we will discuss the 73rd Amendment Act in detail with the related information. In this Amendment Act, certain constitutional articles play a major role and we will discuss it also.
Table of Content
- 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 β Overview
- Objective Of 73rd Amendment Act
- 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 β Articles
- Features of the 73rd Amendment Act
- Exemptions Of 73rd Amendment Act
- Importance of the 73rd Amendment
- Eleventh Schedule (Article 243G) β 73rd Amendment Act
- PESA Act β 1996
- Summary β 73rd Amendment Act
- FAQs on 73rd Amendment Act