Eleventh Schedule
29 subjects that can be devolved to Panchayats (rural local government), added by the 73rd Amendment (1992). · Article 243G
Lists subjects that state legislatures can choose to hand down to Panchayats (village/block/district-level rural local government), as part of the push toward genuine grassroots self-governance introduced by the 73rd Amendment.
The 29 Subjects
- Agriculture
- Land improvement & land reforms
- Minor irrigation, water management
- Animal husbandry, dairying and poultry
- Fisheries
- Social forestry and farm forestry
- Minor forest produce
- Small scale industries
- Khadi, village and cottage industries
- Rural housing
- Drinking water
- Fuel and fodder
- Roads, culverts, bridges, ferries, waterways and other means of communication
- Rural electrification
- Non-conventional energy sources
- Poverty alleviation programme
- Education, including primary and secondary schools
- Technical training and vocational education
- Adult and non-formal education
- Libraries
- Cultural activities
- Markets and fairs
- Health and sanitation, including hospitals and dispensaries
- Family welfare
- Women and child development
- Social welfare
- Welfare of the weaker sections, particularly SCs and STs
- Public distribution system
- Maintenance of community assets
This is what your village Panchayat is constitutionally empowered to actually handle — from local roads to primary schools — though whether a given state has actually devolved a particular subject in practice varies.
Related article
The core article empowering states to devolve these subjects to Panchayats
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