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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state government has approved a proposal of the Panchayati Raj department to add 500 new gram panchayats before the 2017
A
Rajasthan
B
Madhya Pradesh
C
Assam
D
Odisha
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The State Government provides grants and loans to panchayati raj bodies. It can dissolve the institution at any time it feels that it is not working in accordance with the constitutional directives.

Detailed explanation-3: -All states of India have Panchayati Raj systems except Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram, in all Union Territories except Delhi; and certain other areas.

Detailed explanation-4: -73rd Amendment of Panchayati Raj in India. The 73rd Amendment 1992 added a new Part IX to the constitution titled “The Panchayats” covering provisions from Article 243 to 243(O); and a new Eleventh Schedule covering 29 subjects within the functions of the Panchayats.

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