Question

With reference to the Constitution, Seventy-third Amendment Act, answer the following question:
What specific responsibilities have been entrusted to the Panchayats under Schedule XI of the Constitution?

Answer 1

Specific responsibilities have been entrusted to the Panchayats in respect of matters listed in Schedule XI of the Constitution. The Schedule confers 29 items such as agriculture and allied activities, minor irrigation schemes, land-reforms, small industries, rural housing, drinking- water, rural electrification, primary and secondary education, public distribution system and welfare schemes for weaker sections of society.