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MediumThe Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country, provides for which of the following?
- 1.Constitution of District Planning Committees.
- 2.State Election Commissions to conduct all panchayat elections.
- 3.Establishment of state Finance Commissions.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) 2 and 3 only
The 73rd Amendment added Part IX (Panchayats) to the Constitution. It created the State Election Commission (Art. 243K) and the State Finance Commission (Art. 243-I). District Planning Committees come from the 74th Amendment, which deals with urban bodies (Art. 243ZD).
- ✗ 1. Art. 243ZD, on District Planning Committees, sits in Part IXA (Municipalities). It was inserted by the Seventy-fourth Amendment Act, 1992, not the 73rd. The committee consolidates plans of both Panchayats and Municipalities in the district.
- ✓ 2. Art. 243K vests superintendence, direction and control of electoral rolls and of all panchayat elections in a State Election Commission. The Commission consists of a State Election Commissioner appointed by the Governor.
- ✓ 3. Art. 243-I requires the Governor to constitute a State Finance Commission within one year of the Act's commencement and every fifth year after that. It reviews the financial position of the Panchayats and makes recommendations to the Governor.
Remember · 73rd Amendment (Part IX, panchayats) gave State Election Commission (243K) and State Finance Commission (243-I). District Planning Committee (243ZD) belongs to the 74th Amendment (Part IXA).
Sources
- Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992 – Part IX provisions (Tamil Nadu Rural Development Dept.) ↗ “The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to the Panchayats shall be vested in a State Election Commission … constitute a Finance Commission to review the financial position of the Panchayats and to make recommendations to the Governor”
- The Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 – Article 243ZD (Tamil Nadu Rural Development Dept.) ↗ “There shall be constituted in every State at the district level a District Planning Committee to consolidate the plans prepared by the Panchayats and the Municipalities in the district”
Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2011, General Studies paper. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 25 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·