Multiple choice

With reference to Panchayati Raj System, consider the following statements:

1.         Gram Sabha is the only permanent unit in Panchayati Raj system that is not constituted for a particular period. 2.         The reservation provisions for SC/ST/Women in Panchayati Raj System are not applicable to Arunachal Pradesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1: It is correct. Gram Sabha is a body consisting of all the persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level. Statement 2: It is correct. Any provision of Panchayati Raj is not applicable to states of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram, Hill areas in the State of Manipur. Some provisions are not applicable to hill areas of the District of Darjeeling in the State of West Bengal which affect the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (such as district level provisions). The reservation provisions of Panchayati Raj are not applicable to Arunachal Pradesh. 

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