Consider the following statements with regard to reservations in Urban Local Government bodies...........

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Consider the following statements with regard to reservations in Urban Local Government bodies:

1. Not less than one-third of the total number of seats in Municipalities will be reserved for women.

2. States can prescribe the manner of reservation to the offices of the Chairpersons of Municipalities.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

both are correct

none of these

1 only

2 only

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Explanation:

Part IX A of the Indian Constitution contains detailed provisions for the administration of Urban Local Bodies. Some of the provisions are similar to those contained in Part IX, Eg. Reservation of Seats, Finance Commission, Election Commission etc

. This part gives birth to two type of bodies:

• Institutions of self-government [Art. 243Q] – Nagar Panchayat, Municipal Council and Municipal Corporation.

• Institutions of planning [Art. 243ZX and 243ZE] - Committee for Metropolitan planning and Committee for district planning

According to Article 243 T, not less than one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Municipality shall be reserved for women. It will be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Municipality. It also provides that the offices of Chairpersons in the Municipalities shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and women in such manner as the Legislature of a State may, by law, provide.

However, please note that all the states have not implemented the women’s reservation in Municipalities. Nagaland did not reserve seats for women because Tribal groups in Nagaland alleges that the reservation for women is against their customary practice. Naga legislature is empowered to decide on the matter under Article 371A.