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- 1 Which state has first to fix minimum education qualification for gram panchayat election?
- 2 Which state has minimum educational qualification for candidates contesting panchayat polls?
- 3 Which state has introduced Ordinance which bars people below Class VIII education from contesting panchayat elections?
- 4 What is the minimum age for contesting in local body elections?
- 5 Who among the following is not a member of Panchayat Samiti?
- 6 What is the minimum age for election?
- 7 What is the minimum number of meetings required to be held in a year for gram panchayat?
- 8 What is the function of Panchayat Samiti?
Which state has first to fix minimum education qualification for gram panchayat election?
Rajasthan state
Rajasthan state legislative assembly passed the Panchayati Raj Amendment Bill 2015 fixing minimum educational qualifications for contesting Panchayat polls in the state. With this Rajasthan becomes the only state to have mandatory minimum educational qualifications to contest for Panchayat polls.
Which state has minimum educational qualification for candidates contesting panchayat polls?
Rajasthan is the first state to brought minimum qualification of Class X for contesting the zilla parishad or panchayat samiti polls, Class VIII to contest sarpanch elections, and Class V for scheduled areas.
Which of the following is the first in India to fix minimum qualification to participate in panchayat election?
Rajasthan
On 10 July 2017, Rajasthan became the first Indian state to fix the minimum educational qualification for the candidates who are interested in contesting elections for elections to village cooperative societies and other cooperative bodies.
Which state has introduced Ordinance which bars people below Class VIII education from contesting panchayat elections?
Rajasthan is the first state in India to impose minimum educational requirements for candidates contesting the panchayat elections: Class VIII for sarpanch; Class V for scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) sarpanch; and those contesting the zila parishad and panchayat samiti polls must have cleared Class X.
What is the minimum age for contesting in local body elections?
What is the minimum age for becoming a candidate for Lok Sabha (House of People) or Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election? Ans. Not less than Twenty Five Years of age on the date of scrutiny of nomination papers.
Which one of the following about Article 243 G is correct?
Which one of the following about Article 243 (G) is correct? Panchayats should be enabled by law to function as agents of the State Government. Panchayats should be enabled by law to function as institutions of self-government.
Who among the following is not a member of Panchayat Samiti?
Sarpanchas of all the Panchayats.
What is the minimum age for election?
Twenty Five Years Article 84 (b) of Constitution of India provides that the minimum age for becoming a candidate for Lok Sabha election shall be 25 years. Similar provision exists for a candidate to the Legislative Assemblies vide Article 173 (b) of the Constitution read with Sec. 36 (2) of the R. P. Act, 1950.
What is Article 243 J?
243J. Audit of accounts of Panchayats The Legislature of a State may, by law, make provisions with respect to the maintenance of accounts by the Panchayats and the auditing of such accounts.
What is the minimum number of meetings required to be held in a year for gram panchayat?
4
Answer: Number of mandatory meetings of the Gram Sabha will be as per State PESA Rules, State Panchayati Raj Acts and State Panchayati Raj Rules. Many States have a minimum number of 4 mandatory meetings of Gram Sabha in a year.
What is the function of Panchayat Samiti?
Functions. The panchayat samiti collects all the prospective plans prepared at Gram Panchayat level and process them for funding and implementation by evaluating them from the angles of financial constraints, social welfare, and area development.