Q51.
Consider the following statements: I. Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States. II. To be eligible to be a Member of a Panchayat at the intermediate level, a person should attain the age of thirty years. III. The Chief Minister of a State constitutes a commission to review the financial position of Panchayats at the intermediate levels and to make recommendations regarding the distribution of net proceeds of taxes and duties, leviable by the State, between the State and Panchayats at the intermediate level. Which of the statements given above are not correct?
Answer
D
Explanation
I: Panchayats at the intermediate level exist all States. statement is not entirely consistent with the framework. Article 243B of the of India, inserted through the 73rd Act, 1992, provides for a three-tier system Panchayati Raj—comprising the village, intermediate, district levels. However, the provision includes a exception: States with a population not exceeding lakhs (2 million) are not obligated to establish at the intermediate level. Hence, statement is not correct. II: To be eligible to be a Member of a at the intermediate level, a person should the age of thirty years. statement misstates the constitutional age As per Article 243F(1)(a) of the a person shall not be disqualified from chosen as a member of a Panchayat if they have the age of twenty-one years. There is no requirement stipulating the age of thirty eligibility. Therefore, the minimum age for becoming member at any level of the Panchayati Raj system, the intermediate level, is 21 years. Hence 2 is not correct. III: "The Chief Minister of a State a commission to review the financial of Panchayats at the intermediate levels and make recommendations regarding the distribution net proceeds of taxes and duties." statement inaccurately attributes the authority for up the State Finance Commission. Article 243-I the Constitution mandates the Governor of a the Chief Minister—to constitute a Finance at the end of every five years (or earlier if necessary). The commission is tasked with the financial position of the Panchayats at all and recommending the distribution of the State's resources accordingly. Hence statement 3 is correct.