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Bring out the common and unique features of the 73rd and the 74th amendments to the Constitution of India. Do you think that these amendments would contribute to the achievement of ‘gender’ and ‘social’ justice at the grassroot level?

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  • Grassroots Democracy

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The 73rd and 74th Amendments (1992; in force 24 April and 1 June 1993) were twins: Part IX for panchayats, Part IXA for municipalities. Both make the form of local government mandatory and leave its substance to state legislatures — and both name "social justice" as a purpose of local planning (Arts. 243G, 243W). That…

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  • A shared constitutional frame
  • Where they diverge
  • Gender justice: yes, in presence and agenda
  • Social justice: a harder test
  • Conclusion
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