Self governance institutions in Urban areas has been provided under which constitutional amendment?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 74th Amendment
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment of 1992 gave constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj Institutions of rural areas. The 73rd and 74th amendments together cover local bodies in both the rural and urban areas, so the amendment for urban self-government is the 74th.
NCERT (2025-26): “3.1 The Panchayati Raj and the Challenges of Rural Social Transformation … It was, however, only in 1992 that grassroot 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. More importantly, control of local resources is given to the elected local bodies. The 73rd and 74th amendments to the Constitution ensured the reservation of one third of the total seats for women in all elected offices of local bodies in both the rural and urban areas.…” |