Local Self-Government & Special Provisions — KSLU Constitutional Law 2 Notes

Local Self-Government & Special Provisions

The 73rd & 74th Amendments (1992) made panchayats and municipalities permanent constitutional bodies with regular elections, reservations and their own finances. Article 370 (J&K’s special status) was rendered inoperative in 2019 — upheld by the Supreme Court in 2023 as a provision that was only ever temporary — while Articles 371-A to 371-J still give tailored protections to particular States.