winners Local Bodies - Articles and Committees (Continued)

Committees and Recommendations (Continued)

• L.M. Singhvi Committee (ఎల్.ఎం.సింఘ్వి కమిటీ) - 1986 (Continued)

  This committee was formed by Rajiv Gandhi during his term as a Prime Minister.

• P.K. Thungon Committee (పి.కె.తుంగన్ కమిటీ) - 1988 (Continued)

• During Rajiv Gandhi's tenure as Prime Minister

64^th Constitutional Amendment Bill

• For the purpose of giving constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions.
• It was introduced in Parliament in 1982.
• It got approved in Loksabha, but it was not accepted by Rajyasabha. Hence the 64^th Constitutional Amendment Bill got cancelled.

• 65^thConstitutional Amendment Bill, 1989

  • This bill aims to give constitutional status to the local bodies.
  • It was also introduced in parliament, but unfortunately, the parliament got dissolved.

• During Vishwanath Pratap Singh's tenure as Prime Minister

70^th Constitutional Amendment Bill

• For the purpose of giving constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions and Urban Local Bodies.
• It was introduced in parliament, but unfortunately, the parliament got dissolved.

• During P.V.Narasimha Rao's tenure as Prime Minister

• 73^rdConstitutional Amendment Bill for giving constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions.

  9^th part was added to the constitution.

  11^th shedule was added

  Article 243-243(O)

• 74^thConstitutional Amendment Bill for giving constitutional status to Urban Local Bodies.

Both these bills were introduced in parliament on 1991.

On 1992 December 22^nd both houses have accepted these bills.

On 1993 April 20^th president signed on both these bills.

73^rdConstitutional Amendment Act, 1992 came into force on 24^th April, 1993

74^thConstitutional Amendment Act, 1992 came into force on 1^st June, 1993

Hence April 24^th is celebrated as Panchayati Raj day.