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Which Article of the Indian Constitution directs the State to take steps to organize Village Panchayats?
Article 50
Article 60
Article 30
Article 40
Article 40
Article 40 of the Indian Constitution, contained within Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy), directs the State to organize Village Panchayats and endow them with necessary powers to function as units of self-government.
Article 40 of the Indian Constitution, contained within Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy), directs the State to organize Village Panchayats and endow them with necessary powers to function as units of self-government.
Part IV: Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) — Article 40 (Organization of Village Panchayats)
Article 40 lays down that the State shall take steps to organize village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary.
It embodies the Gandhian philosophy of local self-governance and decentralization of power.
The directive under Article 40 was given practical shape through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, which added Part IX and the 11th Schedule to the Constitution.
Option A is incorrect: Article 50 directs the State to separate the Judiciary from the Executive in the public services of the State.
Option B is incorrect: Article 60 deals with the Oath or affirmation by the President of India.
Option C is incorrect: Article 30 guarantees the right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.
The 73rd Amendment made local self-government a constitutional obligation with a 3-tier Panchayati Raj system (Gram, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad).
D is correct — Article 40 directs the State to organize village panchayats as units of local self-government.
For competitive exams, remember that while Article 40 is a DPSP, statutory status to Panchayati Raj was given via Article 243 to 243O under Part IX by the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992.