Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution provides for Panchayat Raj institutions?

Fifth Schedule
Sixth Schedule
Ninth Schedule
Twelfth Schedule

The correct answer is: d) Twelfth Schedule.

The Twelfth Schedule of the Indian Constitution provides for Panchayat Raj institutions. It was inserted by the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992. The Twelfth Schedule lists 29 subjects that are to be devolved to the Panchayat Raj institutions. These subjects include agriculture, rural development, education, health, family welfare, drinking water, sanitation, roads and bridges, rural electrification, poverty alleviation, social welfare, women and child development, and so on.

The Twelfth Schedule also provides for the establishment of a State Finance Commission in each state to review the financial position of the Panchayat Raj institutions and to make recommendations to the state government on the devolution of financial resources to them.

The Twelfth Schedule has been a major step in the decentralization of power in India. It has led to the empowerment of the Panchayat Raj institutions and has helped to improve the lives of the people in rural areas.

The Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution provides for the administration of tribal areas in certain states. The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution provides for the administration of tribal areas in certain northeastern states. The Ninth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists certain laws that are not to be challenged in court. The Twelfth Schedule of the Indian Constitution provides for Panchayat Raj institutions.

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