Part IX · CHAPTER VI.—SUBORDINATE COURTS
Article 243B Constitution of Panchayats.
In force
This article requires Panchayats at three levels in every State. There shall be Panchayats at the village, intermediate, and district levels. A State with a population not exceeding twenty lakhs may skip the intermediate level. Every State therefore has an elected rural local government structure under this Part.
- (1) There shall be constituted in every State, Panchayats at the village, intermediate and district levels in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
- (2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (1), Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a State having a population not exceeding twenty lakhs.
What it means
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This article requires Panchayats at three levels in every State. There shall be Panchayats at the village, intermediate, and district levels. A State with a population not exceeding twenty lakhs may skip the intermediate level. Every State therefore has an elected rural local government structure under this Part.