What is the minimum population required for the declaration of a Gram Panchayat in Madhya Pradesh?

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Correct — B, 1000. Under the Madhya Pradesh Panchayati Raj Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993 (the state's Panchayati Raj law implementing the 73rd Constitutional Amendment), a village or group of villages must ordinarily have a minimum population of 1,000 for the State Government to declare it a Gram Panchayat, the village-level tier of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Lower than the threshold actually prescribed for a Gram Panchayat under the Madhya Pradesh Act.  (c) Higher than the threshold actually prescribed for a Gram Panchayat under the Madhya Pradesh Act.  (d) Higher than the threshold actually prescribed for a Gram Panchayat under the Madhya Pradesh Act.

Concept: The 73rd Constitutional Amendment (1992) mandates a three-tier Panchayati Raj system — Gram Panchayat (village), intermediate Panchayat (block), and Zila Panchayat (district) — but leaves the exact composition and population criteria to each State's own legislation (Article 243C). Madhya Pradesh fixes these thresholds through the Madhya Pradesh Panchayati Raj Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993.

State PCS 2022 Q17 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2022 Q17 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer