Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET November 2017 Political Science
The first attempt to confer constitutional status on rural local government was made by
AThe 64th Constitutional Amendment Bill ✓ Correct
BThe 68th Constitutional Amendment Bill
CThe 72nd Constitutional Amendment Bill
DThe 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act
Correct answer: (A) The 64th Constitutional Amendment Bill — The first attempt to grant constitutional status to rural local government was the 64th Constitutional Amendment Bill.
Explanation
★The first attempt to grant constitutional status to rural local government was the 64th Constitutional Amendment Bill.
★This bill was introduced in Parliament in July 1989 by the government of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
★It failed to pass because of the dissolution of the Lok Sabha and could not clear the Rajya Sabha.
★It laid the groundwork for the later 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments.
★The 73rd and 74th Amendments were finally passed in December 1992 and gave constitutional status to Panchayats and Municipalities.
★The 73rd Amendment added Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule for the Panchayati Raj institutions.
★For NET, link the failed 64th Amendment Bill (1989) with the successful 73rd and 74th Amendments (1992).
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