alleryWhich areas are exempt from panchayati raj and have other rural governance?
ACoastal districts
BBorder districts
CDesert districts
DSixth Schedule areas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Sixth Schedule areas
1. Areas under the Sixth Schedule are exempted from having panchayati raj structures.
2. They use other mechanisms such as autonomous district councils.
3. Coast, border or desert location does not decide the exemption.
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