← Local government (Parts IX, IXA, IXB)Panchayats and the 73rd Amendment (Part IX)Find a topicSearchGram Sabha (Art. 243A)Three tiers; intermediate level optional below 20 lakh (Art. 243B-243C)Reservation of seats and chairpersons (Art. 243D)Five-year term, remainder after dissolution, 21 years (Art. 243E-243F)Powers and the Eleventh Schedule (Art. 243G)Taxes, funds and the State Finance Commission by the Governor (Art. 243H-243-I)State Election Commission and bar on courts (Art. 243K, 243-O)Areas exempted: Scheduled Areas, hill areas, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram (Art. 243M)