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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Twelfth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists eighteen functional items that may be devolved to urban local bodies, added by the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992.
- How many items are listed in the Twelfth Schedule, and which constitutional article refers to it?
- What is the difference between the Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules?
- Is the devolution of Twelfth Schedule functions to municipalities automatic?
- Which Finance Commission linked grants to functional devolution under the Twelfth Schedule?

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In 1993, following the 74th Amendment, the Madhya Pradesh government became among the first states to enact a conforming municipal law devolving Twelfth Schedule functions such as solid waste management and slum upgradation to its municipal corporations.

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