Social Justice & Welfare·Amendments

Rural Development — Amendments

Updated 19 Oct 2026
AmendmentYearDescriptionImpact
73rd1992Added Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule, with Article 243G addressing State-law empowerment of Panchayats for economic development and social justice.Creates a constitutional setting for local planning across rural livelihoods, infrastructure and services. Practical convergence still depends on the responsibilities, finance and personnel actually devolved, rather than the Schedule’s existence alone.