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Which one of the following statements with regard to the functioning of the Panchayats is not correct?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Panchayats may levy, collect and appropriate taxes, duties, tolls, etc.” option2=”A person who has attained the age of 25 years will be eligible to be a member of a Panchayat.” option3=”Every Panchayat shall ordinarily continue for five years from the date of its first meeting.” option4=”A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution shall continue only for the remainder of the full period.” correct=”option2″]<\/p>\n

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\nArticle 243F of the Constitution of India, relating to disqualifications for membership of a Panchayat, states that a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of a Panchayat if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by the Legislature of the State or if he has attained the age of twenty-one years. Therefore, a person who has attained the age of 21 years (not 25 years) is eligible to be a member of a Panchayat, provided they are not otherwise disqualified. Option B is incorrect.
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\n– Article 243H allows State Legislatures to authorise Panchayats to levy, collect, and appropriate taxes, duties, tolls, and fees. (Option A is correct)
\n– Article 243E stipulates that every Panchayat shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless sooner dissolved. (Option C is correct)
\n– Article 243E(4) states that a Panchayat constituted after a premature dissolution shall continue only for the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Panchayat would have continued had it not been so dissolved. (Option D is correct)
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\nThe 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions in India. It added Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution.
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