Which Section of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 has been amended to substitute the expression Village Development Officer for Gram Sevak?
(A) 91
(B) 89
(C) 92
(D) 88
1. Section 89 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 provides for the constitution of Rajasthan Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad Service.
2. The amendment to section 89 states that the expression “Village Development Officer” shall be substituted for the existing expression “Village-level worker/Gram Sevak”.
3. The post of Gram Sevaks under Section 89 does not exist in Panchayati Raj Institutions and hence the existing provisions are deleted.
4. The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 came into force in the state on April 23, 1994.
Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj Institution?
(A) Gram Sabha
(B) Gram Panchayat
(C) Village Co-operative Society
(D) Panchayat Samiti
1. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is a branch of the Government of India that looks after the ongoing process of decentralization and local governance in the states.
2. The Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government in rural India. Just as self-governance of urban areas is carried out through municipalities and suburban municipalities, similarly self-governance of rural areas is carried out through Panchayati Raj institutions.
3. There are three levels of Panchayati Raj institutions.
(1) Village level: Gram Panchayat
(2) Block level: Panchayat Samiti
(3) District level: District Council
Consider the following statements. According to 73rd constitution amendment;
a) The Panchayat Raj Act in Rajasthan was introduced on 23rd April 1994.
b) It is compulsory to call the meeting of gram sabha twice during a year.
c) It is compulsory to reserve one-third of seats for the women at all levels of Panchayati Raj.
d) One-third reservation is also compulsory for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Which of the statement/statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer on the basis of the code given below:
(A) a and b only
(B) c and d only
(C) a, b and c only
(D) a and d only
73rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992
1. The Act added Part IX, “Panchayats” to the Constitution and also added the Eleventh Schedule which contains 29 functional objects of Panchayats.
2. Part IX of the Constitution consists of Article 243 to Article 243O.
3. The Amendment Act gives shape to Article 40, (Directive Principles of State Policy) of the Constitution, which directs the State to organize Gram Panchayats and confer on them powers and authorities so that they function as self-government. Can do.
4. With the Act, Panchayati Raj systems come under the ambit of the equitable part of the Constitution and mandate the states to adopt this system. Furthermore, the election process in Panchayati Raj institutions will be independent of the wishes of the State Government.
When was the Panchayati Raj Department established in Rajasthan?
(A) 1950
(B) 1949
(C) 1947
(D) 1951
1. Rajasthan Panchayat Act was enacted in the year 1953. Rajasthan Panchayat Act 1953 was related only to Panchayats, Rajasthan Panchayat Samiti and District Council Act 1959 was related to Panchayat Samitis and District Councils.
2. Bikaner became the first princely state in 1928 when the Gram Panchayat Act was enacted. Rajasthan Panchayat Raj Department was established in 1949.
How many times the elections were conducted of Panchayati Raj Institutions have been till the year 2020?
(A) Nine times
(B) Ten times
(C) Five times
(D) Eleven times
Which states adopted Panchayati Raj form of local Government first?
(A) Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh
(B) Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
(C) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
1. The provisions related to Panchayati Raj have been discussed in the original Constitution under Part 9 by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Article 243). Part 9, under the heading ‘Panchayats’, contains provisions related to Panchayati Raj up to Articles 243-243O (243-243O).
2. Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India as the foundation of democracy.
3. The Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government in rural India.
4. Panchayati Raj system was implemented by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Bagdhari village of Nagaur district of Rajasthan on 2 October 1959.
5. Local government form was first adopted in the states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.
6. The concept of Panchayati Raj in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in the Directive Principles of State Policy.
7. The tenure of Panchayats is fixed for five years but it can be dissolved even before the tenure.
On 2nd October 1959, Panchayati Raj was started in India at which of the following?
(A) Nagaur-Rajasthan
(B) Rajmundry-Andhra Pradesh
(C) Junagadh - Himachal
(D) Bikaner-Rajasthan
1. The provisions related to Panchayati Raj have been discussed in the original Constitution under Part 9 by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Article 243). Part 9, under the heading ‘Panchayats’, contains provisions related to Panchayati Raj up to Articles 243-243O (243-243O).
2. Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India as the foundation of democracy.
3. The Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government in rural India.
4. Panchayati Raj system was implemented by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Bagdhari village of Nagaur district of Rajasthan on 2 October 1959.
Important report from the point of view of Panchayati Raj?
(A) Administrative Reforms Commission Report
(B) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Report
(C) Sarkaria Commission Report
(D) none of these
When the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 came into force in the State?
(A) April 23, 1994
(B) April 23, 1995
(C) April 24, 1994
(D) April 24, 1995
1. Section 89 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 provides for the constitution of Rajasthan Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad Service.
2. The amendment to section 89 states that the expression “Village Development Officer” shall be substituted for the existing expression “Village-level worker/Gram Sevak”.
3. The post of Gram Sevaks under Section 89 does not exist in Panchayati Raj Institutions and hence the existing provisions are deleted.
4. The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 came into force in the state on April 23, 1994.
According to the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act 1994, which one of the following is not the constitution of Zilla Parishad?
(A) Member of the Lok Sabha
(B) Member of the Rajya Sabha
(C) State Assembly
(D) Gram Sabha member
As per the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act 1994, a constituent of a Zilla Parishad is not a Gram Sabha member.
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