Multiple choice

Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the institution of Panchayati Raj?

  1. Article 36

  2. Article 39

  3. Article 40

  4. Article 48
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Explanation

Article 40 of the Indian Constitution, under Directive Principles of State Policy, explicitly states that the State shall take steps to organize village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government. This is the constitutional provision for Panchayati Raj.

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