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17.0 OBJECTS & REASONS FOR INSERTING PARTS IX AND IX-A IN CONSTITUTION 17.1 In the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Constitutional Amendment Bill introducing Part IX in the Constitution in relation to panchayats, it was stated as under :-

Though the panchayati Raj Institutions have been in existence for a long time, it has been observed that these institutions have 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 supersessions, insufficient representation of weaker sections like Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and woken, inadequate devolution of powers and lack of financial resources.
17.2 Similarly, in the Statement of Objects and Reasons mentioned in the Bill for Constitution (74th Amendment) Act in relation to Municipalities, it was mentioned as under :-
In many States local bodies have become weak and ineffective on account of a variety of reasons, including the failure to hold regular elections, prolonged suppression and inadequate devolution in powers and functions. As a result, Urban and Local Bodies are not able to perform effectively as vibrant democratic units of self-Government.