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title: "Eleventh Schedule: Panchayat Functions (Art 243G)"
description: "The Eleventh Schedule outlines 29 subjects for panchayats, crucial for local governance and economic development in India, as per the 73rd Amendment."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India lists 29 functional subjects that states may devolve to panchayats for economic development and social justice.
- How many subjects are listed in the Eleventh Schedule, and where do they come from?
- Does listing a subject in the Eleventh Schedule automatically transfer it to panchayats?
- How does the Eleventh Schedule differ from the Twelfth Schedule?
- What role does PESA play in devolution under the Eleventh Schedule?

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1. 20 April 1993

   The Eleventh Schedule was inserted into the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, which received presidential assent…

2. 24 April 1993

   The Eleventh Schedule was inserted into the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, which received presidential assent…

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In 1996 Kerala's Left Democratic Front government launched the People's Plan Campaign, devolving roughly 35–40 per cent of the state plan budget to panchayats across most of the 29 Eleventh Schedule subjects.

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