Which of the following statements relating to the Constitution (74 th

Which of the following statements relating to the Constitution (74^th Amendment) Act is/are correct?

It was passed to constitute Municipalities.
It provides for elections to Municipalities.
It has inserted Part IX A.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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UPSC SO-Steno – 2017

Statements 1, 2, and 3 are all correct regarding the Constitution (74th Amendment) Act. This amendment constitutionalized urban local self-government bodies, providing for their establishment and functioning.

The 74th Amendment mandated the constitution of Municipalities (Statement 1), ensured regular elections to these bodies (Statement 2) by introducing provisions for an Election Commission for Municipalities (Article 243K read with 243ZA), and added Part IXA (‘The Municipalities’) to the Constitution (Statement 3).

The 74th Amendment Act, 1992 came into force on 1st June 1993. It added the Twelfth Schedule to the Constitution, listing 18 functional items within the purview of Municipalities (Article 243W).

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