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70. Now I will consider the question whether there is a duty cast upon the State Government/State Election Commission to hold elections to Gram Panchayats in the State of Telangana before expiry of their term.
71. Though Panchayat Raj institutions had been in existence for a long time, they had not been able to acquire the status and dignity of viable and responsive people's bodies due to a number of reasons including absence of regular elections, prolonged supersession, insufficient representation of weaker sections like Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Women, inadequate devolution of powers and lack of financial resources.