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With respect to Panchayati Raj System answer the following question:
How did the Panchayats come to be set up on a uniform basis all over the country?
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Solution
The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 relating to Panchayats provides for among other things a uniform and fixed term of 5 years. On the basis of Gandhiji’s dream and recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee of 1956, a three-tier system of Local-self Government for rural areas came into effect in April 1993.
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