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What steps were taken in 1992 to make third tier of democracy more powerful and effective? |
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Answer» Sc/st reservation. Women reservation. Regularly election at local stage Three tier system :1. Union Government2. State Governments3. Local Governments.Steps :• Now, it is constitutionally mandatory to hold regular elections to the local government bodies.• Seats are reserved in the elected bodies and the executive heads of these institutions for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the Backward Classes.• At least one-third of all positions are reserved for women.• An independent institution called the State Election Commission has been created in each state to conduct free and fair elections for the panchayat and the municipalities.• The State governments are required to share some powers and revenue with the Local government bodies. The nature of sharing varies from state to state. |
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