Part 9 - Panchayats Municipalities

73rd
Amendment Act 1992 - Panchayats - Part IX -243-2430 - 11th schedule 

74rth
Amendment Act 1992- Municipalities - Part IXA - 243P-243ZG - 12th schedule 

97th
Amendment Act 2011- Cooperative Societies - Part IXB - 243ZH -243ZT

 

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Balwant
Rai Mehta committee -1957
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3
tier panchayat, recommended fo
constitutional status
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Ashok
Mehta committee 1977
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2
tier panchayat
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GVK
Rao committee 1985
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LM
Sanghvi committee 1986
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vertical-align:top;width:4.2576in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Constitutionalisation
of panchayat system 
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Election
of members
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Election
of Chairperson
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Panchayats
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Gram
Panchayat/Village level
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Direct
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vertical-align:top;width:3.1986in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
State
legislature will determine
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Intermediate
Level
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Direct
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Indirect

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District
Level
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Direct
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Indirect
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Reservation
for SC,ST
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vertical-align:top;width:4.4083in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Yes at
all 3 levels. Proportionate to Population
PESA:
proportionate to communities. ST min
50%
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Yes.
State legislature will determine
PESA: ST at all levels
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Reservation
for women
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vertical-align:top;width:4.4083in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
>=
33% at all levels
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>=
33% at all levels
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Reservation
for BCs
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vertical-align:top;width:4.4083in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Voluntary.
State legislature will determine
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Voluntary.
State legislature will determine
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Municipalities
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Municipality
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Direct
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State
legislature will determine
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vertical-align:top;width:2.1833in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Reservation
for SC,ST
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vertical-align:top;width:4.4083in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Yes,
Proportionate to population
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vertical-align:top;width:3.218in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
State legislature will determine
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Reservation
for women
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vertical-align:top;width:4.4083in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
>=
33%
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vertical-align:top;width:3.218in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
State legislature will determine
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vertical-align:top;width:2.1833in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Reservation
for BCs
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vertical-align:top;width:4.4083in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Voluntary.
State legislature will determine
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vertical-align:top;width:3.2458in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Voluntary. State legislature will determine
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background-color:#A5A5A5;vertical-align:top;width:2.1833in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Cooperatives
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background-color:#A5A5A5;vertical-align:top;width:4.4083in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Board
Members=max 21 + max 2+ functional directors
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background-color:#A5A5A5;vertical-align:top;width:3.218in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Office
bearers
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vertical-align:top;width:2.1833in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
 
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vertical-align:top;width:4.4277in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Elected
Members-Number determined by State Legis [Max 21]
Nominated
by State Legis: Max 2- No vote, no office bearers
Functional
directors - No vote
State
legislature will define exact number
Coopted board members are those who are not
elected
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vertical-align:top;width:3.35in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Who are
elected by the board members
Ex:
President, Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer
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vertical-align:top;width:2.1833in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Reservation
for SC, ST
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vertical-align:top;width:4.4083in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
One for
either SC or ST if society has such members
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vertical-align:top;width:3.218in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
 
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vertical-align:top;width:2.1833in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Reservation
for Women
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vertical-align:top;width:4.4083in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
2 if
society has such members
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lang=en-US id="Panchayat">Panchayat</h2>

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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Articles 40, 243-243O, 11th
schedule </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Election - State
Election Commission [not to be determined by State Legislature]</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Disqualification Question and
disputes - Such authority as the State Legislature determines</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Electoral
matters: Courts cannot interfere</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Auditing of Accounts - State legislature may determine [NOTE: May/May not be CAG , as decided by State
legislature] </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Devolution of taxes and
grants - State Finance Commission constituted by Governor</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>UT -
President will determine [Now: Applicable to all UTs except Delhi ?]</li>
<li style='color:#000000;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle'
lang=en-US><img
width=16 height=16 alt=Tricky src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760013_06c2a583c0c34b17b47620d978f66ccf~mv2.png"> Panchayati Raj act does not apply to Nagaland, Mizoram, <spa
style='font-weight:bold;font-family:Calibri;font-size:12.0pt'>Meghalaya, Hill areas of Manipur, Darjeeling district of WB, Scheduled areas and Tribal areas</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>PESA act is applicable to
Scheduled areas </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Granting, devolution of
powers including financial powers is a voluntary provision provided to State
(wish of state) in the Panchayat Act</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Giving representation to
MPs/MLAs/MLCs in panchayats
at
different levels falling within their constituencies is voluntary and left to States</li>
</ul>

 

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lang=en-US id="Municipalities">Municipalities</h2>

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margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in'>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Article 40, 243P - 243ZG,
12th schedule </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Election - State Election
Commission</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Disqualification Question and
disputes- Such authority as the State Legislature determines</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Electoral
matters: Courts cannot interfere</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Auditing of
Accounts - State legislature may determine</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Devolution of taxes and
grants - State Finance Commission constituted by Governor</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>UT -
President will determine </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Municipalities act does not
apply to Scheduled areas and Tribal areas,
Darjeeling district of WB</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>State legislature may also
make provisions for constitution of committees other than ward committees </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>State
legislature may
provide for representation in Municipality for</li>
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margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in'>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Special knowledgeable
persons in the area of municipal administration without right to vote</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>MPs/MLAs/MLCs</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Chairpersons of committees
other than ward committees </li>
</ul>
</ul>

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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>District Planning Committee -
4/5 of the members of the committee are elected by elected members of
district panchayat and municipalities in the district from amongst
themselves and in the proportion of ratio of urban and rural population in
the district</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Metropolitan Planning
Committee - 2/3 of the members of the committee are elected by elected
members of Municipalities and chairpersons of the panchayats in the
metropolitan area amongst themselves and in the proportion of ratio of
population b/w municipalities and panchayats in the metropolitan area.</li>
</ul>

 

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lang=en-US id="Cooperatives">Cooperatives</h2>

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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Office bearers term: 5years</li>
<li style='color:#000000;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle'
lang=en-US><img
width=16 height=16 alt=Tricky src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760013_06c2a583c0c34b17b47620d978f66ccf~mv2.png"> Elections
conducted by the authority as determined by State Legislature [In case of Panchayats, Municipalities -
SEC]</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Disqualification
: state legislature will determine such authority</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Auditing of accounts by an
auditor/auditing firm appointed by general body of cooperative chosen from
the State Govt approved panels or State Govt authorised bodies and the
accounts shall be audited within 6 months of the close of the Financial
Year and submit returns to the authority designated by State Govt. </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>State legislature may provide
for that the annual General Body Meetings of every society shall be
conducted within a period of six months of close of the Financial Year</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Applicable to Union Territories unless
President notifies explicitly</li>
</ul>

 

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lang=en-US id="PESA1996">PESA 1996</h2>

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margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in'>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Applicable
to Scheduled areas only. Not Tribal areas</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>State Govt may nominate such
scheduled tribes from such communities which have no representation at the
intermediate or district level panchayat. But such nomination shall not
exceed 1/10th of total members to be elected to such panchayat</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>For acquisition of land for
developmental projects and license of minor minerals, Gram Sabha or
panchayat at appropriate level is consulted</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>safeguard and preserve the
traditions and customs of the people, and their cultural identity,
community resources,</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Customary mode of dispute
resolution </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Approve plans, programmes and
projects for social and economic development; </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Identify persons as
beneficiaries under the poverty alleviation and other programmes;</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Issue a certificate
of utilization of funds by the Panchayat for the plans; programmes and projects.</li>
</ul>

 

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lang=en-US id="Others">Others</h2>

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margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in'>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Executive officer of
Cantonment board is appointed by President of India</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Notified Area Committee - Non
statutory and non-elected</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Town Area Committee - Statutory; Wholly elected/nominated/
Partly elected/nominated </li>
<li style='color:#000000;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle'
lang=en-US><img
width=16 height=16 alt=Tricky src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760013_06c2a583c0c34b17b47620d978f66ccf~mv2.png"> Central
Council of Local Government- Inter-state
council-deals with urban matters only and the chairman is Union Urban
Minister</li>
</ul>

 

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border-collapse:collapse;border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:
1pt' title="" summary="">
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<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:2.9701in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Municipal
Corporation
</td>
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vertical-align:top;width:4.1548in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Municipalities
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:2.9701in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Council
Standing
Committees
Commissioner
</td>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:4.1548in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Council
Standing
Committees
Executive
Office
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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vertical-align:top;width:2.9895in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Chairman
of Council Mayor - ornamental
</td>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:4.2048in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Chairman
of council - powerful, also has executive functions
</td>
</tr>
</table>