{"id":86487,"date":"2025-06-01T03:48:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86487"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:48:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:48:47","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-panchayats-in-india-as-pe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-panchayats-in-india-as-pe\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements about the Panchayats in India, as pe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about the Panchayats in India, as per the Constitution of India is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. There is a provision for reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.<\/li>\n<li>2. Panchayats are not authorised to collect taxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Article 243D of the Constitution, inserted by the 73rd Amendment Act, mandates the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in every Panchayat at all three levels (village, intermediate, and district) in proportion to their population in the Panchayat area. It also provides for reservation of not less than one-third of the total number of seats for women.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is incorrect. Article 243H empowers the Legislature of a State to endow Panchayats with the power to levy, collect and appropriate taxes, duties, tolls and fees in accordance with such procedure and subject to such limits as may be specified in the law. Thus, Panchayats are authorised to collect taxes through state legislation.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Part IX of the Constitution, added by the 73rd Amendment Act (1992), provides the constitutional framework for Panchayats.<br \/>\n&#8211; Panchayats are local self-governing bodies at the village, intermediate, and district levels.<br \/>\n&#8211; The 73rd Amendment aims to decentralise power and ensure representation for weaker sections and women.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nArticle 243G lists the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Panchayats, which include implementing schemes for economic development and social justice. The State Legislature determines the specific powers delegated to Panchayats, including their financial powers like taxation.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about the Panchayats in India, as per the Constitution of India is\/are correct ? 1. There is a provision for reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. 2. Panchayats are not authorised to collect taxes. 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