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Before the amendments, some States had already tried a three-tier system; the amendments gave local bodies:

ATheir own private armies
BConstitutional status
CForeign funding rights
DFull judicial powers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Constitutional status
1. Local government existed before, but stood on weak ground. 2. The amendments aimed at strengthening local governments 3. by giving them constitutional backing. _Source: syllabus Political Science, 'Indian Constitution at Work' Ch 8 'Local Governments' (keps208)_
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