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Examine the changing structures of Panchayati Raj institutions with special reference to 73rd Constitution Amendment Act.

  • UPSC 2013
  • 15 marks
  • Grassroots Democracy

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The structure of Panchayati Raj means its tiers, how each is elected, who sits in it and how it is tied to the state. Before 1992 committees kept redesigning it and states kept dismantling it; the 73rd Amendment froze one constitutional frame. Tested against the record, the frame changed decisively while the power inside it…

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  • Before 1992: structure at the pleasure of states
  • The frame fixed by Part IX
  • Later adjustments
  • Testing the change
  • Conclusion
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