pachayati raj system , panchayat raj ,article 243 A -243 o

1. Panchayat raj
system
ARTICLE 243A -243O
By –Ankit sharda
Bsc (agriculture) student

2. 73th amendment
act 1992

3. Table of Contents
Introduction
01
Article ,first panchayat
system ,bill introduced
Significance
02
Act ,compulsory
provision and voluntary
provision
Salience feature
03
Three –tier system
Article 243 A-243 O
04
detail

4. Introduction
01
Article ,first panchayat system ,bill
introduced

5. Introduction
Panchayati Raj is the oldest system of local government in
the Indian subcontinent
First panchayati raj system is in Nagpur city rajasthan (1959)
Father of panchayati raj --- Balwant rai .
Bill introduced in sep 1990 (Narasimba rao government)
Amendment bill lok sabha sep 1991
Bill passed emerged as the 73rd constitutional amendment
act 1992

6. PANCHAYAT
The panchayats 29 functional
items of the part ix of the
constitution contain article 243 to
243o

7. Significance
of
panchayat
raj system

8. Significance of Panchayat raj system
The Amendment act provide shape to at article 40 of the constitution (directive
principle of the state policy )which direct the state organise the village .
The act has two parts
1.Compulsory provision 2. voluntary provision
Compulsory provision –added to state law and it include the creation of the
panchayati raj system .
voluntary provision –the discretion of the state government

9. ARTICLE
243 A
GRAM SABHA
243 B
CONSTITUTION OF
PANCHAYAT
243 C
COMPOSITION OF
PANCHAYAT

10. ARTICLE
243 D
RESERVATION OF
SEATS
243E
DURATION OF
PANCHAYAT
243F
DISQUALIFICATION
FOR MEMBRSHIP

11. ARTICLE
243 GI
POWER,AUTHORITY
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
243H
POWER TO IMPROVE
TAXES BY AND
FUNDS OF
PANCHAYAT
243I
CONSTITUTION OF
FINANCE
COMMISION TO
REVIEW FINANICAL
POSITION

12. ARTICLE
243J
AUDIT OF ACCOUNT
OF PANCHAYAT
243K
ELECTION OF
PANCHAYAT
243L
APPLICATION TO
UNION
TERRITORIES

13. ARTICLE
243M
PART NO TO APPLY
TO CERTAIN AREAS
243N
CONTINUES OF
EXISTING LAWS
AND PANCHAYAT
243O
BAR TO
INTERFERENCE BY
COURT IN
ELECTROL MATTER

14. section 243 C
election of member and
chairperson
-district level and intermediate
level election for the chairperson
is INDIRECT
-the member to all level of the
panchayat raj are elected DIRECT
-every state have their different
policy /term and condition .
SECTION 243 A
-it is the primary body of the
panchayat raj system .
-it is a village assembly
consisting of all registered
voters within the area of
panchayat.
SECTION 243 B
-THREE tier system
1. _district level
_2._intermediate level
_3.___village level
some village contain only 2
levels

15. Section 243 D
RESERVATION OF SEATS
At every level,reservation of seats occur according to
population percentage .
-for women –not less then one –third of the total number of
seats to be reserved for women
the state legislative are also given the provision to decide on
the reservation of seats in any level of panchayat or office of
chairperson in favour of backward classes

16. ● 243F-DISQUALIFICATION
FOR MEMBERSHIP
● -under any law for the time
being in force for the purpose
of election to the legislative
of the state government
● -eligibility age -21 year
● All the question relation to
disqualification shal be
referred to an authority
determined by the state
legislative
● No criminal record
243 E- duration of panchayat
-the act provide for a five year
term of office to all the level of the
panchayat
-but fresh election to constitution
the new panchayat shall be
complete
-before the expiry of its five year
duration
-In the case of the dissolution
,before the expiring of a period of
six months from the dates of
dissolution.

17. 243GI (POWER ,AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES )
-state legislative may endrow the panchayat with such power and
authority may be necessary to enable them to function as
institution
-the preparation of plans for economic developnment
-the implementation of scheme for economic social justice
243H (POWER TO IMPROVE TAXES BY AND FUNDS OF THE
PANCHAYAT )
- Authorize a panchayat to levy , collect taxes,duties and tolles duties
- provide for the constitution of funds for credition all money of the
panchayat .
-assign to a panchayat taxes,duties

18. 243 I (state finance commission )
• State finance commission review the finance position of the panchayat.
243J (audit of accounts)
• State finance commission may make provision for the maintance and
audit of panchayat account
243 K (election of panchayat )
• The election rules can vary from state to state
• Panchayat election are to be conducted and overseen by the state
election commission.

19. 243 L (application to union territories )
• The president may discret the provision of the act to be applied on any union territories
.
243M(part not to apply to certain area )
States –Nagaland , meghalya and Mizoram
• The scheduled area and the tribal area in the state
• Parliament can extended this part to these area subject to the exception to the
modificiation of the 73rd amendment act 1992 .
243 N (continues of existing laws and panchayats)
• All state law relating to panchayat shall continue to be force until the expiring of one
year from the commencement of the act .
• State adapt the new panchayati raj system based on the act with the maximum period
of one year from 24 april1993

20. 243 O (bar interference by court)
• The act bars the court from interfering in the electrol matter of panchayat.
• If further lay down that no election to any panchayat is to questioned except by an
election petition presented to such authority and in such authority and in such a manner as
provided by the state legislative .