{"id":1330,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/discuss-the-major-provisions-of-the-74th-constitutional-amendment-upsc-psir-2023-2010\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:07","slug":"discuss-the-major-provisions-of-the-74th-constitutional-amendment-upsc-psir-2023-2010","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/discuss-the-major-provisions-of-the-74th-constitutional-amendment-upsc-psir-2023-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Discuss the major provisions of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act. Do you think that the Act remains an \u2018unfulfilled dream\u2019? Argue your case."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> 74th CAA gave cities a constitutional voice <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> form built, but is the substance real?<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> urban governance long neglected <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Part IX-A finally constitutionalised municipalities <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> promise vs delivery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>Part IX-A + Arts 243P\u2013243ZG + Twelfth Schedule <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> three municipal types (Nagar Panchayat \/ Council \/ Corporation) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> ward elections + 5-yr term <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> SC\/ST\/women reservation incl. chairperson <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> SEC + SFC <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Art 243W + 18 functions <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Ward Committees + DPC\/MPC <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> turn: form without substance <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> devolution left to state discretion <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> parastatals + SPVs bypass councils <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> mayors ceremonial, commissioners hold power <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> planning committees idle <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Ahluwalia<\/b> (unwillingness to devolve funds + responsibility) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Raghunandan<\/b> (councils as \u201cmere agents\u201d)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>dream not empty <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> constitutional status + regular polls + reservation = democratic floor <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> women + weaker sections enter urban government <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> what is missing is power, not presence<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> structure of urban democracy built, but no authority \/ money \/ accountability <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> unfulfilled, not abandoned <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> awaiting completion<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> shift needed: from constitutional framework to real self-government <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> empower mayors, councils, Ward Committees, municipal finance <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> then the dream is met<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[34],"pyq_marks":[31],"pyq_topic":[61],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1330","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-34","pyq_marks-20-marks","pyq_topic-grassroots-democracy","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4742,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1330\/revisions\/4742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1330"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1330"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1330"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}