Q126
Indian PolityPanchayati Raj & Local Government
Which article of the Constitution of India describes the organisation of village panchayats?
- a.Article 40
- b.Article 41
- c.Article 42
- d.Article 43
Answer: (A) Article 40
Article 40, a Gandhian Directive Principle in Part IV, asks the State to organise village panchayats and give them the powers needed to work as units of self-government; it was given effect by the 73rd Amendment (1992). The neighbouring articles: Article 41 - right to work, education and public assistance; Article 42 - just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief; Article 43 - living wage and cottage industries.