Decentralisation in India received a major push from the:
A73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments (1992)
BFirst Five-Year Plan
C42nd Constitutional Amendment
DIndustrial Policy of 1956
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments (1992)
1. The 73rd (Panchayati Raj) and 74th (Nagarpalika / urban local bodies) Amendments of 1992 gave constitutional status to local self-government.
2. Mandatory regular elections, reservation for SC/ST/women, State Election Commission, State Finance Commission.
3. Took decentralisation beyond just states to grass-roots level.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 SST Polity Ch 2 §2.5 Decentralisation_
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