Part IV - Directive Principles of State Policy (36–51)
Article 40: Organisation of village panchayats
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Study this article inDirective Principles of State Policy →40. 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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