Question

Describe any three provisions of amendment made in 'Indian Constitution' in $1992$ for making government more effective and powerful.

Answer 1

A major step towards decentralization was taken in 1992. The Constitution was amended to make the third-tier of democracy more powerful and effective. The provisions of Constitutional Amendment are as follows:

• To hold regular elections under the local government bodies has been made compulsory.
• Reservation of seats for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes in the elected bodies.
• One third i.e., 33 percent seats are to be reserved for women.