All Amendments of the Indian Constitution at a glance

74. The Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1993—In many states local bodies have
become weak and ineffective on account of a variety of reasons, including the failure to hold regular
elections, prolonged supersession and inadequate devolutions of powers and functions. As a result,
Urban Local Bodies are not able to perform effectively as vibrant democratic units of selfgovernment.
Having regard to these inadequacies a new part IX-A relating to the Municipalities has been
incorporated in the Constitution to provide for among other things, constitution of three types of
Municipalities, i.e., Nagar Panchayats for areas in transition from a rural area to urban area,
Municipal Councils for smaller urban areas and Municipal Corporations for larger urban areas.