The seventy third Amendment Act, 1992 of the Indian Constitution was passed to (1) strengthen Panchayti Raj (2) strengthen rural institutions (3) strengthen urban institution (4) None of the above

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(1) strengthen Panchayti Raj Explanation: The Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992 accorded the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) a constitutional status. The main features of the 73rd Amendment Act are the following: Constitution of a three tier structure of Panchayats in every stale (at village, intermediate and district levels) having a population of twenty lakhs; Fixed tenure for Panchayat bodies (Article 243E); etc.

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