Question

Which of the following statements about the Panchayat Raj Institutions after the Constitutional Amendment in 1992 are false?
I. Seats are reserved for the Scheduled Casts, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes in the elected bodies of the Panchayat Raj
II. Elections to the Panchayat Raj Institutions are supervised by the Election Commission of India.
III. Elections to the Panchayat Raj institutions are held regularly after every five years
IV. Half of the seats in all the States are reserved for women

• A. I and III
• B. I and II
• C. III and IV
• D. II and IV

Answer 1

The correct option is D II and IV

The Panchayati Raj in India signifies the system of rural local self-government. It was constitutionalized through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992.

The act provides for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in every panchayat in the proportion of their population to the total population in the panchayat area.

The act also provides for the reservation of not less than 1/3rd of the total number of seats for women.

The act provides for a five-year term of office to the panchayat at every level. Further, fresh elections to constitute a Panchayat shall be completed before the expiry of its duration of five years.

The superintendence, direction, and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of all elections to the Panchayats shall be vested in the State election commission.