Multiple choice

The provision for organising village Panchayats exists in the

  1. Preamble of the Constitution

  2. chapter on Directive Principles

  3. chapter on Local Self Government in the Constitution

  4. chapter on Fundamental Rights

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The original Constitution of India did not contain elaborate provisions with respect to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in India, though village Panchayats as units of local administration had been functional since the early British days. As per Article 40 of the Constitution, a Directive exists in the Directive Principles of State Policy under which the State is required to take steps to organise village Panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government. 

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