 bill no 28 of  2016 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2016 byshri rajesh ranjan, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2016 2 in article 243g of the constitution,—a state shall, by law," shall be substituted; and(b) "such law may contain" the words "such law shall contain" shall be substituted (ii) in clause (b), after the words "eleventh schedule" the following words shall be added, namely:—"by the year 2017"53 in article 243w of the constitution,—(i) for the words—amendment of article 243w(a) "the legislature of a state may, by law, endow" the words "the legislature of a state shall, by law, endow" shall be substituted; and10(b) "such law may contain" the words "such law shall contain" shall be substituted (ii) in clause (a), in sub-clause (ii), after the words "twelfth schedule" the following words shall be added, namely:—"by the year 2017" statement  of  objects  and  reasonsafter seventy third and seventy fourth amendments to the constitution came into force, it was presumed that most of the states shall enact necessary legislations to confer powers on panchayats and municipal bodies in their respective jurisdiction taking a leaf out of the samewhereas some of the states have endowed the powers to be exercised by the panchayats by incorporating the subjects included in the eleventh schedule to the constitution and similarly the powers to be exercised by municipal bodies in regard to subjects contained in the twelfth schedule have been conferred upon the municipal bodies however, these steps are relatively an eye-wash and infact requisite powers have not yet been conferred to the panchayats and municipal bodies concernedif we actually wish to translate the vision of our former prime minister late shri rajiv gandhi who was inspired by mahatma gandhi's ideals of 'gram rajya', a concrete mandatory constitutional provision to empower and make effective the institutions of self- government at local level is the need of the hourit is in this context that the relevant articles of the constitution are proposed to be amended so as to make it mandatory for state legislatures to enact laws aimed at conferring panchayats and municipalities with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self-government it has also been proposed in the bill that the law to be enacted by state legislatures shall contain provisions for the devolution of powers and responsibilities upon panchayats and municipalities at appropriate levelhence this billrajesh ranjanfebruary  8, 2016 annexure extract from the constitution of india    powers, authority and responsibilities of panchayats"243g subject to the provisions of this constitution, the legislature of a state may, by law, endow the panchayats with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self-government and such law may contain provisions for the devolution of powers and responsibilities upon panchayats at the appropriate level, subject to such conditions as may be specified therein, with respect to—(a) the preparation of plans for economic development and social justice; (b) the implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice as may be entrusted to them including those in relation to the matters listed in the eleventh schedule     243w  subject to the provisions of this constitution, the legislature of a state may, by law, endow—powers, authority and responsibilities of municipalities, etc(a) the municipalities with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self-government and such law may contain provisions for the devolution of powers and responsibilities upon municipalities, subject to such conditions as may be specified therein, with respect to—(i) the preparation of plans for economic development and social justice; (ii) the performance of functions and the implementation of schemes as may be entrusted to them including those in relation to the matters listed in the twelfth schedule; (b) the committees with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to carry out the responsibilities conferred upon them including those in relation to the matters listed in the twelfth schedule lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri rajesh ranjan, mp)gmgipmrnd—4303ls(s3)—24022016