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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Twelfth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists eighteen functions that state legislatures may devolve to urban local bodies under Article 243W.
- What is the constitutional basis of the Twelfth Schedule?
- How does the Twelfth Schedule differ from the Eleventh Schedule?
- Why do municipalities still lack control over water supply and planning despite the Twelfth Schedule?

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1. 20 April 1993

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

2. 1 June 1993

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

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In 2015 the Government of India launched the AMRUT mission through the Ministry of Urban Development, funding water supply and sewerage—functions listed in the Twelfth Schedule—in 500 cities, illustrating central involvement in nominally municipal subjects.

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