Multiple choice

Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a state having a population less than

  1. ten lakhs

  2. fifteen lakhs

  3. twenty lakhs

  4. twenty five lakhs
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Article 243B(b) of the Constitution states that panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a state having a total population less than twenty lakhs. This provision allows smaller states to have only two tiers of panchayats (village and district) instead of three.

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