2020 · Q52
Which one of the following statements in relation to Panchayats is not correct?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- ALegislature of a State may, by law, make provisions with respect to the composition of Panchayats.
- BPanchayat area means the territorial area of a Panchayat.
- CGram Sabha includes all persons in the electoral rolls of village within a Panchayat.
- DReservation of seats for SCs and STs has nothing to do with proportion of their population.
Explanation
Article 243C lets the State legislature provide by law for the composition of panchayats; 'panchayat area' is defined as the territorial area of a panchayat; and the Gram Sabha comprises persons registered on the village electoral rolls — so statements A, B and C are correct. Article 243D(1) expressly requires seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total seats as their population bears to the total population of the area. Statement D — which denies any link with population proportion — is therefore not correct.