Panchayati Raj Subject falls under which List of the Constitution ?

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Correct — B, State List. 'Local government' — which includes the constitution and powers of panchayats and municipalities — is Entry 5 of the State List (List II) of the Seventh Schedule. So Panchayati Raj is primarily a state subject: states legislate on it (in MP, the MP Panchayat Raj Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam). The 73rd Amendment added Part IX to give panchayats a constitutional floor, but the subject itself still sits in the State List.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Local government is not a Union subject; Parliament does not ordinarily legislate on panchayats.  (c) Tempting because the 73rd Amendment gives central backing, but local government is not on the Concurrent List — it is Entry 5 of the State List.  (d) A specific List does apply — the State List — so 'none' is wrong.

Concept: The Seventh Schedule splits legislative subjects into the Union List, State List and Concurrent List. 'Local government' is Entry 5 of the State List, so panchayats and municipalities are a state responsibility. The 73rd and 74th Amendments (1992) added Parts IX and IX-A to mandate their creation, but did not move the subject out of the State List.

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