Which Constitutional Amendment Act conferred constitutional status on Municipalities In India?
74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 gave constitutional status to urban local bodies (Municipalities) by inserting Part IX-A (Articles 243-P to 243-ZG) and the Twelfth Schedule into the Constitution.
It provided for three types of municipalities – Nagar Panchayat, Municipal Council and Municipal Corporation – with five-year terms, reservation of seats for SCs, STs and women, and 18 functional areas listed in the Twelfth Schedule.
The 73rd Amendment (1992) is the parallel act for rural Panchayats, the 61st Amendment (1989) lowered the voting age to 18, and the 86th Amendment (2002) made elementary education a fundamental right.
Hence, the answer is the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992.
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