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With regard to the affirmative provisions provided in 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act which of the...........

Indian Political System(HAS) Panchayati Raj Instiutions

With regard to the affirmative provisions provided in 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, which of the following is incorrect ?

The act provides for the reservation of not less than one-third of the total number of seats for women.

The act provides for the reservation of not less than one-third of the total number of seats for SCs and STs in panchayats at all the three levels.

The State Legislature can make provisions for reservation of seats (both members and chairpersons) for backward classes in panchayats at any level.

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Explanation:

73rd Constitutional Amendment Act:
Reservation of Seats- The act provides for the reservation of seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in every panchayat (i.e., at all the three levels) in proportion of their population to the total population in the panchayat area. Further, the state legislature shall provide for the reservation of offices of chairperson in the panchayat at the village or any other level for the SCs and STs.
The act provides for the reservation of not less than one-third of the total number of seats for women (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging the SCs and STs). Further, not less than one-third of the total number of offices of chairpersons in the panchayats at each level shall be reserved for women.
The act also authorises the legislature of a state to make any provision for reservation of seats in any panchayat or offices of chairperson in the panchayat at any level in favour of backward classes.

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