The list of powers, authority and responsibilities which may be entrusted to the Panchayats is given in the:
- (a)Eleventh Schedule
- (b)Twelfth Schedule
- (c)Seventh Schedule
- (d)State list
Correct — A, Eleventh Schedule. Added by the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992, the Eleventh Schedule lists 29 subjects/matters that the State Legislature may, by law, entrust to Panchayats under Article 243G, along with such powers and authority as may be necessary for them to function as institutions of self-government.
- (b)Twelfth Schedule — Added by the 74th Amendment Act, 1992, the Twelfth Schedule lists subjects for MUNICIPALITIES (Article 243W) — urban local bodies, not Panchayats.
- (c)Seventh Schedule — Contains the Union, State and Concurrent Lists — the division of legislative power between the Centre and the States — unrelated to devolution of powers to local bodies.
- (d)State list — The State List is itself part of the Seventh Schedule (subjects on which only State Legislatures can normally legislate); it is not where Panchayat-specific powers are enumerated.
The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 inserted Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule into the Constitution, giving Panchayats constitutional status. The Eleventh Schedule lists 29 subjects — such as agriculture, land improvement, minor irrigation, rural housing and poverty alleviation — that a State Legislature may, by law, entrust to Panchayats under Article 243G, along with such powers and authority as may be necessary for them to function as institutions of local self-government.
MPPSC/UPSC test whether students know the Eleventh Schedule (Panchayats) is distinct from the Twelfth Schedule (Municipalities, added by the 74th Amendment) and from the Seventh Schedule (Union/State/Concurrent legislative lists) — three differently-numbered Schedules covering different subject-matter.
- Eleventh Schedule: added by the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992; lists 29 subjects that may be devolved to Panchayats (Article 243G).
- Twelfth Schedule: added by the 74th Amendment Act, 1992; lists subjects for Municipalities (Article 243W) — not Panchayats.
- Seventh Schedule: contains the Union, State and Concurrent Lists — division of legislative power between Centre and States, unrelated to local-body devolution.
- Article 243G empowers State Legislatures to devolve powers and responsibilities to Panchayats for economic development and social justice.
Three differently-numbered Schedules are commonly confused — only the Eleventh Schedule lists powers/subjects for Panchayats.
- Confusing the Eleventh Schedule (Panchayats) with the Twelfth Schedule (Municipalities)
- Assuming the Seventh Schedule (Union/State/Concurrent Lists) governs local-body powers
MPPSC/UPSC regularly ask which Schedule lists Panchayat/Municipality subjects, often pairing it with the 73rd/74th Amendment Act references.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution, which lists subjects that may be entrusted to Panchayats, was added by the:
- (a)42nd Amendment Act
- (b)44th Amendment Act
- (c)73rd Amendment Act
- (d)74th Amendment Act
Answer(c) 73rd Amendment Act, 1992.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution lists subjects/functions that may be entrusted to:
- (a)Panchayats
- (b)Municipalities
- (c)State Legislatures
- (d)Cooperative Societies
Answer(b) Municipalities (Article 243W).