Practicing Success
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment is related to: |
Land reforms Panchayat Raj Institutions Anti Defection Law National Green Tribunal |
Panchayat Raj Institutions |
It was in 1992 that grassroots democracy or decentralised governance was ushered in by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment. This act provided constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). It is compulsory now for local self-government bodies in rural and municipal areas to be elected every five years |