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Question
Mention any two salient features of the Constitution (74th Amendment Act), 1992.
Solution
The salient features of the Act are the following:
- The Act gives constitutional status to urban local bodies.
- The Act provides for direct election to all the local selfgovernment bodies.
- A fixed tenure of five years for the municipalities has been prescribed.
- 33 per cent of the seats should be reserved for women under each category of SC/ST/Backward Classes.
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