Highlight the main features of the 73rd amendment act (1993)

1.	Highlight the main features of the 73rd amendment act (1993)
Answer» The main features of the Act are:\tEstablishment of a three-tier structure: Village Panchayat (Gram Panchayat); intermediate panchayat (Panchayat Samiti; and the district panchayat (Zila Parishad);\tRegular elections, every five years;\tReservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in proportion to their population;\tNot less than one-third reservation of seats for women at three different levels of PRIs;\tEstablishment of State Finance Commissions to recommend measures to improve the finances of panchayats;\tEstablishment of State Election Commissions to conduct election to the PRIs;\tEstablishment of District Planning Committees to prepare development plans for the districts;\tPreparation of plans for economic development and social justice and their execution concerning 29 subjects listed in the 11th Schedule of the Constitution;\tEstablishment of Grama Sabha (village assemblies) and their empowerment as a decision making body at the village level; and\tRotation in accordance with the reservation of seats for women and the Scheduled Castes in the PRIs.

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