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Part I — The Union and its Territory

Part III — Fundamental Rights

Part IV — Directive Principles

Part V — The Union

Part VI — The States

Part XI — Relations between the Union and the States

Part XV — Elections

Part XVIII — Emergency Provisions

Part XX — Amendment of the Constitution

Part XXI — Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions

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Part IV — Directive Principles

Article40

Organisation of village panchayats

The State shall take steps to organise village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government.

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The State should organise village panchayats and give them enough authority to work as units of local self-government.

This wording has been in force since 1950 on this desk.

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