POLITY of RAJASTHAN an Introduction

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INTRODUCTION

 Capital of Rajasthan – Rajasthan  District of Highest Tehsils in State – Bhilwara, Jaipur, (16 Tehsils in Every State) Ajmer, Alwar.  District – 33

 District of Lowest Tehsil in State – Jaisalmer (4)  Sub-section – 289

 District of Highest Sub-section – Bhilwara (16)  Tehsils – 314

 District of Highest Panchayat Committee – Vadmer &  Sub Tehsils – 189 Udaipur (17)

 District Council – 33  District of Lowest Sub-section – Jaislamer (4)

 Panchayat Committee – 295  District of Lowest Panchayat Committee – Jaisalmer

 Gram Panchayat – 9894 (3)

 Civic Bodies – 190  District of Lowest Gram Panchayat – Jaisalmer (140)

 Municipalities – 149  District of Highest Gram Panchayat – Udaipur (543)

 City Councils – 34  Most municipalities and municipal bodies - Jhunjhunu (11)  Municipal Corporation – 7 (Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Bikaner, Udaipur & Bharatpur)  Panchayati Raj system of the first in the country - 2.10.1959 in Nagaur  Vidhan Sabha Members – 200

 Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act - enforced from 23-  Loksabha Members of State – 25 04-1994

 Rajya Sabha Members – 10  Rajasthan Public Service Commission - Ajmer

 State Legislature – Single Assembly  Rajasthan Revenue Board - Ajmer

 New formed district (33rd) of State – Pratapgarh  Rajasthan High Court Headquarters - Jodhpur

 New Division (7th) of State – Bharatpur  Rajasthan High Court Bench - Jaipur

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ADMINISTRATIVE  After the reorganization of the state on 1 November 1956, the post of governor was created in place of STRUCTURE Raj Pramukh.  Maharaja Sawai Mansingh was the first and only  In India, the federal system has been adopted, which King of the state. has been clearly divided and described by a written  The first Governor of Rajasthan, Sardar Gurmukh constitution of powers, responsibilities, jurisdiction Nihal Singh was made and the present Governor is etc in the state and center. Mr. Kalyan Singh.  Under the political decentralization of India, the three-dimensional framework of federalism has been CHIEF MINISTER AND LEGISLATURE adopted. (1) Central Government, (2) State Government, (3)  Rajasthan has a legislative legislature (Vidhan Sabha) Local Self-Government  The state's first assembly was formed on 29 February  In Rajasthan a legislative (assembly) system has been 1952. There were 160 elected members in the total. Its adopted- first meeting took place on March 29, 1952 in Sawai Two-handed system - seven States - Telangana, Andhra Mansingh Town Hall, Jaipur, which was later given the Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, format of assembly. Jammu and Kashmir.  Shri Narottam Lal Joshi, the first President of the first  There are three parts of the government and assembly of the state and the first Vice President Shri administration in the state- Lal Singh Shankavat was elected.

(1) The executive in the authority of the governor  1 November 1956 After the merger of the Ajmer- (2) Assembly of the Chief Minister Merwara area in the state, the number of members of (3) Judiciary in the High Court the assembly was 190. After this, after the delimitation in 1977, this number increased to 200. Presently the  All the executive power of the state is vested in the governor (Article 154), which he uses on the advice of assembly member number is 200. the Council of Ministers and it is the constitutional  Rajasthan has the highest number of Vidhan Sabha head of the state. seats in Jaipur district (19th) and Min Pratapgarh and Jaisalmer (2-2). The number of registered voters in the Major Article related to Governor: state is in Jaipur district and minimum in Jaisalmer.

 Article-153- One Governor of each State.  With the view of the registered voters, Jhootwada  Article-154- The executive power of the state will be (Jaipur), the largest assembly constituency in the state vested in the governor (constitutional head) and the smallest village is Dhaulpur.  Article 155 - Appointment of the Governor (by the  Jaisalmer is the largest assembly constituency of the President) state in terms of area.  Article 156 - Term of office of Governor (5 years and  Electronic voting machine (EVM) was used for the first till President's presidency) time in Rajasthan in the 12th assembly elections in  Article-157, 158-Eligibility 2003.  Article-159-Swearing by the Governor  President's rule in Rajasthan  Article -160 - the work of the governor under (1) from 13 March to 26 April 1967 emergency conditions (2) From 30 April to 21 June 1977  Article -161 - Power of the Governor's clemency (3) From 17 February to 5 June 1980  Article 213 - Power of issuing ordinance of the (4) From 15 December 1992 until 3 December 1993 Governor

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.Traditionally Rajasthan's governor spend some time in Mount Abu (Sirohi) during the summer season. S.N. Governor Period Facts

1. Sh. Gurumukh Nihal Singh From 01-11-1956 to 15-04-1962 Rajasthan's first and highest Period governor

2. Dr. Sampurnanand From 16-04-1962 to 15-06-1967 For the first time, President's rule came into

effect in 1967.

3. Sh. Sardar Hukum Singh From 16-04-1967 to 30-06-1972

4. Sh. Sardar Jogender Singh From 01-07-1972 to 14-02-1977 The first governor who resigned from his post

5. Sh. Raghukul Tilak From 12-05-1977 to 08-08-1981

6. Sh. Om Prakash Mehra From 06-03-1982 to 04-01-1985

7. Sh. Basantrao Bandu Patil From 20-11-1985 to 14-10-1987

8. Sh. Sukhdev Prasad From 20-02-1988 to 02-02-1990

9. Devi Prasad Chatopadhyay From 14-02-1990 to 25-08-1991

10. Dr. Marichtra Reddy From 05-02-1992 to 30-05-1993

11. Sh. Baliram Bhagat From 30-06-1993 to 01-05-1998

12. Sh. Darbar Singh From 01-05-1998 to 25-05-1998 The lowest tenure and the first governor whose

death took place

13. Sh. Ashuman Singh From 16-01-1999 to 13-05-2003

14. Sh. Nirmal Chand Chain From 14-05-2003 to 22-09-2003 Died on his post

15. Sh. Madan Lal Khurana From 14-01-2004 to 08-11-2004

16. Smt. Pratibha Patil From 08-11-2004 to 21-06-2007 State's first woman governor

17. Sh. Shailendra Kumar From 06-09-2007 to 01-12-2009 Died on his post

18. Smt. Prabha Rao From 25-01-2010 to 26-04-2010 The state's first woman governor, who died

while on the post

19. Shivraj Patil From 28-04-2010 to 12-05-2012

20. Smt. Margret Alva From 12-05-2012 to 08-08-2014

21. Ram Naik From 08-08-2014 to 04-09-2014 The Governor of Uttar Pradesh was given

additional charge.

22. Kalyan SIngh From 04-09-2014 to till now

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S.N. Chief Minister Period Facts 1. Sh. Hiralal Shastri From 07-04-1949 to 05-01-1951 State's first nominated Chief Minister 2. Sh. C.S. Venkatachari From 05-01-1951 to 26-04-1951 First non-Rajasthani and ICS officer and second Chief Minister 3. Sh. Jai Narayan Vyas From 26-04-1951 to 03-03-1952 Third nominee chief minister 4. Sh. Tikaram Paliwal From 03-03-1952 to 01-11-1952 First Democratic / Elected Chief Minister 5. Sh. Jai Narayan Vyas From 01-11-1952 to 13-11-1954 State's only nominated and elected Chief Minister 6. Sh. Mohanlal Sukhadia From 13-11-1954 to 08-07-1971 four consecutive times become Chief Minister of the state for 17 years. Ended the divisional arrangement. From March 13, 1967 to April 26, 1967, no party got clear majority in the fourth assembly elections in the state, for the first time in the state, President's rule came into force. 7. Baraktulla Khan From 09-07-1971 to 11-10-1973 The first and only minority (Muslim) Chief Minister of the state, whose death was in office. Chief Minister during the Indo-Pak war of 1971. 7. Sh. Haridev Joshi From 11-10-1973 to 20-04-1977 They resumed the divisional arrangement. Emergency took place during his tenure. 9. Sh. Bhairo Singh Shekhavat From 22-06-1977 to 16-02-1980 The state's first non-congress chief minister and the elected government for the first time by dissolving the President on 17th February, 1980, in the mid-term elections. 10. Sh. Jagannath Pahadia From 06-06-1980 to 14-07-1981 State's first scheduled caste and dalit class chief minister 11. Sh. Shivcharan Mathur From 14-07-1981 to 23-02-1985 State's second non-Rajasthani (Madhya Pradesh) chief minister 12. Sh. Hiralal Devpura From 23-02-1985 to 10-03-1985 Chief Minister of the shortest period (16 days) 13. Sh. Haridev Joshi From 10-03-1985 to 20-01-1988 The only legislator who has won the elections for 10 consecutive elections. From 1952 onwards, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly. 14. Sh. Shivcharan Mathur From 20-01-1988 to 04-12-1989 15. Sh. Haridev Joshi From 04-12-1989 to 04-03-1990 These three times became Chief Minister, but could not complete his term once. 16. Sh. Bhairo Singh Shekhavat From 04-03-1990 to 14-12-1992 For the first time, BJP contested 200 seats. 17. Sh. Bhairo Singh Shekhavat From 04-12-1993 to 30-11-1998 It became the Chief Minister of the state 3 times, Chief Minister after the time of Sukhdaia. 18. Sh. Ashok Gehlot From 01-12-1998 to 08-12-2003 19. Smt. Vasundhra Raje From 08-12-2003 to 11-12-2008 First lady Chief Minister of the state. BJP got clear majority for the first time in the state. 20. Sh. Ashok Gehlot From 13-12-2008 to 13-12-2013 Young Chief Minister and known as Young Gandhi of Marwar. 21. Smt. Vasundhra Raje From 13-12-2013 to till now International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 of Vasundhara Raje's birthday.

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Legislative Period Special Assemblies First 1952-1957 - (Most) by election in 17 areas - President - Mr. Narottamlal Joshi (Jhunjhunu - Congress) Second 1957-1962 - President - Mr. Ram Niwas Mirdha Third 1962-1967 - President - Mr. Ram Niwas Mirdha Fourth 1967-1972 - President - Shri Niranjan nath Aacharya - Presidential rule came for the first time due to lack of clear majority Fifth 1972-1977 - President - Ram Kishore Vyas - Second time President's rule - Assembly of the state's only extended period Sixth 1977-1980 - President - (1) Maharaval Laxman Singh (1977-1979) - (2) Mr. Gopal Singh Aahor (1979-1980) - State's first non-Congress government - Five years ago the first assembly dissolved - President for third time Seventh 1980-1985 - President - Mr. Poonamchand Bishnoi Eighth 1985-1990 - President - (1) Shri Hiralal Devpura - (2) Mr. Giriraj Prasad Tiwadi Ninth 1990-1992 - President - Mr. Harishankar Bhabhra - Second non-Congress government led by Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat - President's rule for the fourth time - Five years ago dissolved II assembly Tenth 1993-1998 - Chairman - (1) Mr. Harishankar Bhabhra - (2) Shri Shanti Lal Chaplot Eleventh 1998-2003 - President - Mr. Parasram Maderna - For the first time a party (Congress) got a majority of about three fourths (153 seats) Twelveth 2003-2008 - President - Mrs. Sumitra Singh - State's first woman assembly speaker - Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, the first woman state governor - First lady Chief Minister of the state, Smt. Vasundhara Raje Thirteenth 2008-2013 - President - Dipendra Singh Shekhawat Fourteenth 11-12-2013 to till now - President - Mr. Kailash Meghwal - Biggest (163 seats-BJP) wins for any single party

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 The present building of the Rajasthan Legislative Follow us on : Paramount Mission IAS Assembly is located in Jyotinagar, Jaipur, which was inaugurated on November 6, 2001. Its northern gate is  The notified area for the state assembly is 200, in in Jaipur style, the southern gate in Marwari style, the which 34 areas are reserved for SC and 25 field STs. eastern gate is in Shekhawati style and the Western  On the basis of delimitation, the maximum increase gate is in the Mewar style. of seats (4 seats) in Jaipur district (15 to 19) happened.

 Rajasthan's first woman MLA was Yashoda Devi.  Rajsamand is the only Lok Sabha constituency that extends in Rajsamand, Pali, Ajmer and Nagaur districts  Shri Ramnivas Mirdha was the President of the Rajasthan Assembly for the most part. (in four districts). (Dausa, Udaipur and Chittaurgarh constituencies are in 3-3 districts)  Mr. Haridev Joshi (Congress) was the only legislator in the whole country who was victorious in the first ten  All assembly constituencies in Banswara Lok Sabha elections. constituency are reserved for S.T.  No Legislative Assembly constituency is reserved in 14TH ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2013 the Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency.

 With the view of area, the state's largest and second  Election on 1st December 2013 largest Lok Sabha constituency in the country is Seats Present Barmer. Bhartiya Janta Party 163 160 Congress 21 24 RAJASTHAN IN PARLIAMENT RJP 4  Rajasthan has 25 Lok Sabha seats (22 in 1952) and 10 BSP 3 Rajya Sabha seats.

Jamindar Party 2  The first woman MP from Rajasthan was Mrs. Sharda Others 7 Bhargava (1952, Rajya Sabha) and the first elected woman MP Maharani Gayatri Devi (1962, Lok Sabha).  The number of female legislators in the 14th assembly was 28 (14%), which is currently 27.  Shri Nathuram Mirdha (Congress) is the MP most often elected from the Rajasthan Lok Sabha  In this election, the total voting percentage in the state - 75.23%. constituency. Male poll percentage - 74.92%  Mrs. Vasundhara Raje (BJP) is the woman (5 times) woman MP from Rajasthan who is the most elected Female poll percentage - 75.56% woman in the Lok Sabha.  Most voting district - Jaisalmer (85.26%)  Mrs. Usha Devi Meena (1996 Lok Sabha), a Member  District with minimum voting - Pali (66.23%) of the first Scheduled Tribe elected from Rajasthan,  Assembly constituency with highest voting percentage is a Member of Parliament.

- Sangaria (Hanumangarh)  The first Scheduled Caste women MP from Rajasthan elected is Sushila Bangaru (2004, Lok Sabha). Delimitation Commission  The first minister included in the Union Council of  The Indian Constitution is described in Article 82. Ministers from Rajasthan, Shri Kalualal Shrimali

 The latest delimitation commission was constituted (1958-1963), whereas the first woman minister was under the chairmanship of Justice Kuldeep Singh, Ms. Dr.-Girija Vyas (1991). according to which 25 territories were notified for the  Shri Ram Natha Mirdha and Mr. Jaswant Singh (4-4 Lok Sabha in Rajasthan, in which 4 zones were times) are The most elected MP for Rajya Sabha from reserved for S.C. and 3 Regional S.T. Rajasthan.

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1. Sh. K.G. Alphans (BJP) Lokayukta

2. Dr. Kirori Lal Meena (BJP)  Lokayukta has been established on the lines of an 3. Sh. Bhupender Yadav (BJP) institution called Sweden's Ombudsman in India. 4. Sh. Madanlal Saini (BJP)  The Lokayukta in Rajasthan was recommended by the Administrative Reforms Commission in its interim 5. Sh. Ram Narayan Dudi (BJP) report in 1966. 6. Sh. Vijay Goyal (BJP)  Lokayukta and Deputy Lokayukta were established in 7. Sh. Om Prakash Mathur (BJP) the state to establish clean, transparent, accountable 8. Sh. Ram Kumar Verma (BJP) and corruption free administrative system and to investigate allegations of corruption against ministers 9. Sh. Narayan Lal Panchariya (BJP) and public servants. The Lokayukta only has the right 10. Sh. Harshvardhan Singh Dungarpur (BJP) to recommend.

 The Bharatiya Janata Party won all the 25 seats in the  The Lokayukta and Upalokakta Act, 1973, was 16th Lok Sabha elections. implemented in the state on February 3, 1973.

 In August 28, 1973, the retired Judge of the Supreme Judiciary: Court Justice I. D. Dua was appointed as the first

 The High Court of the State has been described in Lokayukta of the state and on 5th June 1973 Sh. K.P.U. Menon was appointed as the first Deputy Superinten- chapter 5 of Part 6 of the Indian Constitution. dent of the State.  There are currently 24 High Courts in the country. Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT  In the state on April 7, 1988, the State Legal Services  Rajasthan High Court was set up in March, 1949 by Authority (Salsa) Jaipur was established under the ending the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance 1949 to Legal Services Authority Act.

all the higher courts of the existing state (Jaipur,  Its main purpose is to ensure the availability of free Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kota and Udaipur). and fair legal services to everyone in Rajasthan.

 The main bench of Rajasthan Highcourt is in Jodhpur  To fulfill this objective at the national level, the and other is in Jaipur bench. National Legal Services Authority (NLSA) is in Delhi.

 The First Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court was Justice Kamalkant Verma, at Present Justice Navin Harishchandra Mathur Institute of Public Sinha. Administration, Jaipur:

 By issuing notification by the government in 2015, the  It was established on 14th November 1957 in Jodhpur.

number of judges of the high court of the state  In 1963, it was transferred to Jaipur and in 1969 it increased from 40 to 50 (including the Chief Justice). was changed from Officer Training School (OTS) to Harishchandra Mathur Public Administration  Under the High Court in the state, there are district Institute. courts and sessions courts for criminal cases at the district level for civil cases.  In 1983, its three Regional Training Centers was established in Jodhpur, Bikaner and Kota.  Munshif Court is at the lowest level of the Indian judicial system. The Munsif Court has the initial  Its aim is to provide training to the administrative jurisdiction of both cases of criminal and civil cases. service officers in the state.

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Rajasthan Civil Service Appeal Tribunal: Follow us on : Paramount Mission IAS  Rajasthan Civil Services Appeal Tribunal, Jaipur was Rajasthan Constituent Assembly: constituted by the State Government on July 1, 1976 under the Rajasthan Civil Services Act, 1976. 1. Jaipur - Mr. VT T. Krishnamachari and Mr. Hiralal Shastri  Its single 'one mobile centre' was established in Jodhpur in 1996. 2. Udaipur - Mr. Manikya Lal Verma and Mr. Balwant  Its work addressed the disputes related to service of Singh Mehta the employees of the state government . 3. Khetri - Mr. Sardar Singh  Appeal can be made only in the High Court against its decision. 4. Bikaner - Mr. Jaswant Singh 5. Bharatpur - Shri Raj Bahadur Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission: 6. Shahpura - Mr. Gokul Lal Osawa  Under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, the notification for the formation of the State Human 7. Kota - Mr. Dalal Singh Rights Commission by the State Government was issued 8. Jodhpur - Shri Jainarayan Vyas in January 1999. 9. Alwar - Shri Ramchandra Upadhyay  Under this notification, in March 2000, it was fully implemented while appointing one president and other 10. Ajmer-Merwara - Shri Mukut Bihari Bhargava members of the State Human Rights Commission.

 In 2006, 3 members were assessed by the Human Rights Native resident of Rajasthan elected from other Protection (Amended) Act, with its Member 1 President states: and 2 members.

 Its first president is Justice Syed Sagir Ahmed and the 1. Pt-Bengal - Sri Prabhayyal Himesh Singh current President Justice, Shri Prakash Tatya. 2. Bihar - Mr. Banarasi Das Jhunjhunwala

Rajasthan State Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) 3. Uttar Pradesh - Shri Padampat Singhania

 The first Chief Commissioner of the State Vigilance Commission, RK Nair, was appointed on March 28, State Women Commission 2001.  Rajasthan State Women Commission was constituted on May 15, 1999 for the protection and protection of Rajasthan State Information Commission women from the discrimination and exploitation of  Rajasthan State Information Commission was women in the state. constituted by the notification of the State Government on April 13, 2006.  Its headquarters are in Jaipur.

 On April 18, 2006, Mr. M.D.Korani was appointed the  The Commission consists of one president and three first Chief Information Commissioner of the state. other members.  The present Chief State Information Commissioner is  Mrs. Kanta Khaturiya, the first President of the Shri C. M. Meena. Rajasthan Women's Commission, and presently Mrs. State Child Rights Protection Commission Suman Sharma is the President.

 Rajasthan is the 7th State that constitute the state  It is mandatory for a Scheduled Caste / Scheduled child Rights Reservation Commission. Tribes and a member of the OBC, a member of it.  Its main purpose is to prevent the exploitation of  State Women's Commission receives the powers of children, to safeguard their childhood and to protect the Civil Court. their rights while redressing the atrocities on them.

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 The State Election Commission was constituted in July, 1994 under Article 243 and 243 of Indian Constitution. Local Self-Government in Independent India:

 The main duty of the State Election Commission is to  After the independence of India, community name the local self-government bodies in the state. development program was started in 1952 for democratic decentralization in India.  The State Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by the Governor and by the President as the Judge of  In January 1957 Balwant Ray Mehta committee was the High Court Judge. formed for the community development program, the participation of rural development and the possibility  The first Chairman of the Commission was Mr. Amar of Panchayati Raj in the country. Singh Rathod, at prseent Mr. Ram lubhaya is the president of State Election Commission.  Balwant Ray Mehta Committee presenting its report in November 1957 advocating the three-tier Panchayati Raj State Finance Commission: system in the country.  Based on this report, the first Prime Minister of India,  Under the Article 243-I and 243-Y of Indian Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the three-tier Constitution, Rajasthan State Finance Commission Panchayati Raj System in Bagdari village of Nagaur was constituted in 1994. Its first president was Mr. district of Rajasthan on 2 October 1959. Krishna Kumar Goyal.  On October 11, 1952, Andhra Pradesh became the  The main function of the State Finance Commission is second state to start this system. to make suggestions for the financial soundness of local self government institutions. Major committees constituted for the study

 At present, the 5th State Finance Commission has been of Panchayati Raj in the State: constituted, whose President Dr. Jyoti Kiran has been Sadiq Ali Committee: appointed. Its recommendations will be applicable from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2020.  Established in 1964

 Recommendation- The election of Panchayat Samiti Rural self-government in Rajasthan: and Head of Zilla Parishad should be done by an electoral Board which includes the President of Gram  In the Indian Constitution, the Panchayati Raj was Panchayat and all the members. originally described in Article 40 of Part 4.

 In the 1992-1993, according to the 73rd and 74th Girdhari Lal Vyas Committee: constitutional amendment, the provision of local self-  Established by the State Government in 1973 government was made in Article 243 by adding part  Recommendation- Recommendation of appointment 9A, and 11th and 12th Schedule to the Constitution. of village servants and secretaries  Panchayati Raj is the subject matter of the state list in India. Ashok Mehta Committee:

 The first solid foundation of local self-government in  Established in 1977

India was established in 1882 by Lord Ripon.  Recommendation - Bilateral Panchayati Raj system  Earlier in the British period, the Madras City Council (District level and Board level), in which Mandal was formed in 1687. Panchayat is the basis of democratic decentralization.

 In 1928 first time in Rajasthan, the village panchayat Hanuvant Rao Committee: act was passed in the state of Bikaner, and the gram panchayats were granted legal status.  Established in 1982

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 Established in 1986

 Recommendation - Provide constitutional status to TRI-STRUCTURE OF local self government institutions in the country. PANCHAYATI RAJ IN THE STATE

Harlal Kharra Committee: 1. Village level - Gram Panchayat  Established in 1990  The lowest level of Panchayati Raj (Rural Local Self-  Recommendation - Recommendation of merger of Government), which is formed on a minimum of 3000 District Council and Rural Development Agency population.

 In each village panchayat there are Sarpanch, Upsar 73rd Constitutional Amendment Panchch and Panch (Member).

 In order to provide constitutional recognition to Election Panchayati Raj Institutions, passed by Narasimha Rao Sarpanch - directly on the basis of universal adult government in December 1992. votes, by the Gram Sabha (registered voter of the village)  By this, Part-9, 11th schedule (29 works) and Article Sub-district - Based on majority of votes by elected Panchs 243 were added to the Constitution. Punch (member) - directly by the Gram Sabha on the basis  The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act of 1994 was adopted of universal adult votes. by the Rajasthan Government on 23rd April 1994 for Age - Minimum age 21 years compliance of the 73rd Amendment Act. Oath - By Presiding Rights  In July 1994, the State Election Commission (243K) Resignation - to the concerned development officer of the was formed, through which the first elections were Gram Panchayat. held in 1995 for the Rajasthan Panchayatraj system. Meeting - 2 times a month  At present, Rajasthan has 33 District Council, 295 Quantity - 1/10 of the total membership Panchayat Samiti and 9894 Gram Panchayat. Member Number- Each Panchayat has a population of  Rajasthan State Election Commission's first Election minimum 9 Panch (members) 3000. Apart Commissioner, Shri Amar Singh Rathod and the present from this, there is provision for appointment Election Commissioner Shri Ram Lubhaya. of two additional panchs per thousand persons on more than 3000 population.  The first State Finance Commission (243I) was Administrative constituted on April 23, 1994 under the Rajasthan Officer - village secretary (village servant) Panchayati Raj Act 1994. Tenure - The tenure of members of rural local self-  First Chairman of Rajasthan State Finance government institutions is 5 years. Earlier, Commission, Shri Krishna Kumar Goyal and at present Sarpanch, Pradhan and District Head could Dr. Jyoti Kiran (2015-2020) is the president of State be removed from the majority of the three- Finance Commission. quarters of the elected members.

1995-2000 - KK Gayle The non-confidence motion can be brought only after two years of election, whereas in 2000-2005 - Hiralal Devpura the third and fourth years only the motion of 2005-2010 - Manik Chand Surana no confidence can be brought. Fifth year no 2010-2015 - Dr.B.D.Kalla confidence motion can not be brought.

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Elections - Every five years (before the expiry of the Follow us on : Paramount Mission IAS period) Oath: - In the case of dissolution, within 6 months  Panchayat Committee head - by subdivision officer (the newly formed organization will work for the remaining period)  Panchayat Samiti sub-principal - by sub-division officer - If the remaining period is less than 6 months  Panchayat Committee Member - By Presiding Officer then the newly formed institution will work for five years.  The head of the panchayat committee, his resignation is assigned to the head of the district head, by the Eligibility - The minimum qualifications for the vice-principal and the principal by the members. candidates were determined by the state  Administrative Officer - Block Development Officer government passing the Ordinance on (BDO) December 20, 2014.  Age - Minimum 21 years (1) Educational qualification for election of  Meeting - 1 time a month Sarpanch 8th pass for 10th pass for members of Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti (5  Election of Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad is on years for Scheduled Areas) a party basis.  Member Number - Minimum 15 members in (2) Toilets in the home of the applicant is Panchayat Committee must be included. Apart from mandatory. this, there is a provision of appointment of 2 (3) No candidate should be born after November additional members of every 15 thousand to more 21, 1995, third child. than 1 lakh population.

 In April 2008, 50 percent reservation was given to women by the state government by ordinance. 3. District Level - District Council

 Officer levy levy at village level - Patwari  The District Council is the highest institution of rural

 Public hearing officer at Panchayat level - Panchayat self-government, which is formed on 4 lakh population.

Secretary  The District Council's minimum number of members

 Smallest unit of Gram Panchayat - Ward gathering has been fixed. More than 4 lakh population will be appointed on 2 member per million population.

2. Division (Division) Level - Panchayat Samiti  Members of the District Council are elected indirectly by adult votes.  The middle level of rural local self-government, which is formed on a population of 100,000.  In addition, every Panchayat Samiti (chairman), Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Assembly member of the  Each Panchayat Committee consists of principal, sub- district are ex-officio members of the District Council. principal and member.  The District Council President (District Head) is elected Organisation: indirectly by the members of the election.

 Sarpanch of all the Gram Panchayats coming in the  The District Head has submitted his resignation to the Panchayat Samiti area are members of the related Divisional Commissioner, the Deputy District Head and Panchayat Samiti. They choose their principal and the other members handed over his resignation to the sub-principal (indirectly) of their own. District Head.

 Apart from this, some other members (SC and ST, SDO  District council meeting is mandatory once in three of the area, farmers and cooperative societies etc.) months.

are also given place in Panchayat Samiti.  Administrative Officer - Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

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 Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat has been given ex- membership in Panchayat Samiti and Panchayat PANCHAYAT (EXPANSION ON Samiti president for district council. SCHEDULED AREAS) ACT 1996  Panchayat Empowerment Award - Panchayat Empowerment and Incentive Scheme has been  This Act (PESA) was expanded to 9 scheduled tribal renamed Panchayat Empowerment Award. Under this, areas of the country on December 24, 1996. a district council, 2 Panchayat Samiti and 5 Gram Panchayats of each state are given prizes.  The states are Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra,  Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Empowerment Campaign Scheme - This scheme was started in 2012-13 for Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh successfully reorganizing the institutional structures  The PESA Act was implemented on the basis of the of panchayats, apologizing and successfully operating their objectives of rural development. Finance load recommendations of the Bhuria Committee 1995. center of this scheme: The state will be borne in the ratio of 75:25. URBAN LOCAL SELF-  Apni Yojana Apna Vikas - Under the 14th Finance Commission, 100 percent of the gram panchayat GOVERNMENT IN RAJASTHAN development is being directly transferred to the village panchayats by the government of India.  Urban local self-government was first introduced in

 On the recommendation of the Fourth State Finance India by the establishment of the Madras Municipal Commission, the share of revenue of rural local bodies Corporation in 1687. increased from 3.5 to 5.  After independence, the Constitution amendment act District Planning Committee: was introduced by the Rajiv Gandhi government in

 According to the provisions given in Article 243ZD of 1989 for constitutional urban local self-government, Indian Constitution, the District Planning Committee which was not passed in the Rajya Sabha after passing was incorporated in Section 121 of the Rajasthan the Lok Sabha. Panchayati Raj Act, 1994.  Subsequently, the 74th Constitution Amendment Bill  In the section 350, 351, 352 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, provision has been made in passed in 1992 by the P-V-Narasimha Government, the expansion of the District Planning Committee, which was implemented in 1993. Elections and powers and acts.  This included a new part IX-A, 12th schedule and 24  There are 25 members in which two state government nominated, 3 ex-official members and 20 members paragraphs (243P) from 243ZG in the Indian from the district are elected from the elected councils Constitution. of the District Council / Municipal bodies.  Through this act, a three-dimensional framework was Powers and Functions: adopted in the country by providing uniformity to urban self-government institutions.  Construction of schemes for the development of the district. 1. Nagar Panchayat (municipality)  The annual plan prepared by the Panchayat Samiti 2. City council and the Municipal bodies is to be incorporated for the entire district. 3. Municipal Corporation

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Formation President Vice Follow us on : Paramount Mission IAS President Chairman: Municipality Formation of more Chairman Vice (149) than 20 thousand Chairman  July 2014 Provision was made by the State Government and less than 1 lakh to make 'president' election elected from within itself.

population  The president has been removed by one third Town Formation of more Chairman Vice councilors and the non-confidence motion passed by council than 1 lakh and less Chairman the majority of three-fourths is removed. (34) than 5 lakh population RIGHT TO RECALL Municipal Formation on more Mayor Deputy  For the first time in the state, Right to Recall was used Corporation than 5 million Mayor in Mangroul Municipality of Bandra district. (07) population  This experiment was done on November 23, 2009 to  For the first time in Rajasthan, the municipality was remove Ashok Jain. In this experiment, 66% of the votes established in 1864 in Mount Abu. (Ajmer in 1866, were cast in favor of Ashok Jain. Beauj in 1867 and established in Jaipur in 1869 AD)

 Regional constituencies of the urban body are called 'wards'. Candidates for the urban body are elected OTHER IMPORTANT FACTS from the wardo by direct election process.  Mrs. Nagendra Bala (Kota) - Rajasthan's first woman  The officers and corporation commissioners of the district chief Municipal bodies are appointed by the State Government.  Smt. Chagan Bahal Golcha (Khewai village, Jodhpur) -

 Members elected from the ward are called councilors. Rajasthan's first woman Sarpanch

 Municipal Corporation (7) - Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota,  Amrapara Millennium Village - In August 2008, the Ajmer, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Udaipur first Millennium Village of India was built in the  Latest Municipal Corporation - Bharatpur - June 2014 Amrapara village of Rajgarh tehsil (Churu) by UNO, Udaipur - March 2013 which aims to eliminate poverty and hunger.

Bikaner - August 2008  The highest Panchayat Samitis in Rajasthan (17) in Badmare district and Lowest in Jaisalmer (3) . RAJASTHAN MUNICIPALITY BILL, 2009  Most of the gram panchayats in Rajasthan are 544 in  Passed the assembly on August 27, 2009 Udaipur (532 in Jaipur) and 140 in Jaisalmer (155 in  50% reservation for women and 20% reservation for Kota) in Jaisalmer. youth  Most of the municipalities in Rajasthan are in  However, on July 16, 2010, the order to stop the Jhunjhunun. reservation related provisions was issued.  In order to develop basic facilities in the cities and  After independence, the Municipality Act was passed in 1951 for the first time in the state. metropolitan cities in the state, 'Jaipur Development Authority' in August 1982, Jodhpur Development  The term of the urban bodies is 5 years, although it can be broken down even before time. In this situation Authority in August, 2008 and Ajmer Development it is necessary to make an election within 6 months. Authority in August 2013 was constituted.

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Rural Local Self Government Urban Local Self-Government

 243A Village council  243P definition

 243B Constitution of panchayats  243S Formation of Ward Committee

 243D Seat reservation  243T Seat reservation

 243G Power, empowerment and responsibility  243Y State finance commission of panchayats  243ZA State election commission  243H Power to collect and fund the  243ZD District planning committee Panchayats  243ZE Metropolitan planning committee  243I State finance commission

 243K State election commission

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