Application of Urban Local Governance Provisions to Union Territories The President of India is empowered to direct the provisions of this act that shall apply to any union territory subject…

Reservation of Seats in Urban Local Bodies for SCs, STs, and Women Reservation for SCs and STs: The Act provides for reservation of seats for the scheduled castes and the…

Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are local governing bodies responsible for the administration of cities and towns in India. They are given constitutional status under the Constitution (74th Amendment) Act 1992,…

Making gram sabhas vibrant: Ministry of Panchayati raj has recommended following suggestions for reforming gram sabhas: To hold gram sabha meetings at least 6-12 times in a year with a…

The aim of PRIs is to bring about decentralisation of power and promote local governance by empowering people at the grassroots level. These institutions have played a crucial role in…

Article 243M empowers Parliament to extend the provisions of the Panchayat to the Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas by law. In 1994, the Central Government constituted a 22-member expert committee…

The Panchayati Raj Act does not apply to the states of Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram and certain other areas that include: The scheduled areas for which PESA, 1996 is applicable.…

Tenure of Panchayats Every Panchayat shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting, that is, the tenure of the Panchayats shall be five years at…

In the light of the recommendations of the previously mentioned committees and to give effect to the spirit of Article 40 in the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) of…

G.V.K. Rao Committee The G.V.K Rao committee was appointed by the planning commission in the year 1985 to review the administrative set-up relating to rural development.  Important findings by the…