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Panchayati Raj

  • Three Decades of ‘Panchayats’ in India

    The Seventy Third Constitutional Amendment Act (73rd CAA) of 1992 paved the way for modern Panchayati Raj Institutions in India. According to constitutional directives, each state had to enact their Conformity State Panchayati Raj Act within a year of the 73rd CAA’s enactment. Consequently, by 1994, all states enacted their State Panchayati Raj Acts for…

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