 bill no  5 of  2016 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2016 byshri pp chaudhary, 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:—1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment)  act, 2016short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force such date, as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appoint statement of objects and reasonsthe 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments passed by parliament in 1992 introduced local self-governance throughout the territory of india the constitution (73rd amendment) act, 1992 and the constitution (74th amendment) act, 1992 came into force on 24 april, 1993 and 1 june, 1993, respectivelythese amendments added two new parts to the constitution, namely:—(i) part ix titled "the panchayats" adding articles 243 to 243o dealing with panchayats; and(ii) part ixa titled "the municipalities" adding articles 243p to 243zg dealing with municipality hence fulfilling one of the directive principles of state policy with respect to article 40, that is, 'organisation of village panchayats' thereby accomplishing the vision and intent of the framers of our constitution to ensure self government at the lowest organisational levels of governancearticles 243g and 243w prescribe the powers, authorities and responsibilities, etc of panchayats and municipalities, respectively the eleventh and twelfth schedule to the constitution define the matters in respect of which schemes for economic development and social justice are to be implemented by panchayats with regard to article 243g and by municipalities with regard to article 243w, respectively the constitution, hence, deals with panchayats and municipalities in a great detailthe 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments substantially changed the constitution and the manner in which representation of the citizens, governance and devolution of powers in the nation was to be conducted however, while monumental in themselves, the amendments failed to change the definition "the state" as mentioned in the constitutionearlier, panchayat and municipality were classified under "local or other authorities"under article 12, but after the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments came into force, they were established as "institution of self government" under the constitutionthe definition of panchayat and municipality under articles 243 and 243p, respectively establishes them with respective norms as 'institution (by whatever named called) of self government'article 12 has been a part of the constitution since the original document was framed and was not amended by the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments to bring it in line with the changes made by the amendmentsin view of the above, the proposed amendment bill seeks to include the panchayats and municipalities within the definition of the 'state' under article 12 of the constitutionhence, it has become expedient to introduce the words "or institution of self government" in article 12 of the constitutionhence, this billnew delhi;pp chaudharynovember 13, 2015 annexure extract from the constitution of indiadefinition   12 in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, "the state" includes the government and parliament of india and the government and the legislature of each of the state and all local or other authorities within the territory of india are under the control of the government of india    lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri pp chaudhary, mp)gmgipmrnd—2816ls(s-3)—22022016