CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -on 24th April, commemorates the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 of the Constitution coming into effect in the year 1993.

Detailed explanation-2: -This year there is no particular theme for National Panchayati Raj Day in India but an award ceremony appreciates the best panchayats across the country. These awards are a way of recognition for the work done by these panchayats in improving the lives of rural households.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first National Panchayati Raj Day was celebrated in 2010. Since then, the National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on 24th April every year in India. The day marks the enactment of the 73rd amendment of the constitution in 1992.

Detailed explanation-4: -Th e system later came to be known as Panchayati Raj, which was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1959 at Nagour in Rajasthan. The first elections under the Rajasthan Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959 were held in September-October 1959.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first National Panchayati Raj Day also called Panchayati Raj Diwas was celebrated in 2010 declared by the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The annual celebration for NPRD is done to commemorate the day on which the 73rd Constitutional Amendment was passed in 1992.