Previous Year Question

India observes National Panchayati Raj Day every year on 24 April. The date is directly associated with the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, which came into force on 24 April 1993 and gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions.

The 73rd Constitutional Amendment inserted Part IX—“The Panchayats” into the Constitution, containing provisions from Article 243 to Article 243-O. It also inserted the Eleventh Schedule, containing 29 subjects related to Panchayats.

National Panchayati Raj Day has been observed on 24 April since 2010. A national function was held on 24 April 2010, and later official records expressly state that the day has been celebrated on this date since 2010.

This should not be confused with 2 October 1959, which is associated with the introduction of the modern Panchayati Raj system at Nagaur in Rajasthan. In contrast, 24 April 1993 marks the coming into force of the constitutional framework created by the 73rd Amendment. Therefore, National Panchayati Raj Day is observed on 24 April.