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title: "Article 40: Village Panchayats (Indian Polity)"
description: "Article 40 directs the State to organise village panchayats as units of self-government. A non-justiciable DPSP, it shaped the 73rd Amendment of 1992."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Article 40 is a Directive Principle in the Indian Constitution directing the State to organise village panchayats and endow them with powers to function as units of self-government.
- Is Article 40 justiciable, and can a court enforce it?
- How does Article 40 relate to the 73rd Constitutional Amendment of 1992?
- What is the difference between Article 40 and Article 243G?
- Whose philosophy did Article 40 reflect in the Constituent Assembly?

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