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| Item | Key Fact | Exam Angle |
|---|---|---|
| PRI Act | Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 | Legal basis |
| Three tiers (count) | GP: 11,341 | PS: 352 |
| Women reservation (PRIs) | 50% (exceeds constitutional 33%) | Gender participation |
| Women won (2020 PRI elections) | 52.8% of Panchayat seats | Outcome data |
| Gram Sabha meetings/year | Minimum 4 (Jan 26, Apr 14, Aug 15, Oct 2) | Constitutional provision |
| Right to Hearing Act | 2012; 21-day response; helpline 181 | Governance innovation |
| Right to Hearing Act significance | World's first Panchayat-level hearing law | Unique to Rajasthan |
| PESA Rules in Rajasthan | Notified 2011; tribal areas consent rights | Tribal governance |
| Sarpanch Pati phenomenon | Proxy male control over women Sarpanch | Women empowerment challenge |
| Municipal Corporations (count) | 7 (Jaipur×2, Jodhpur×2, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer, Udaipur, Bharatpur) | Urban data |
| Smart Cities in Rajasthan | 5: Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer, Jodhpur | Smart cities scheme |
| 15th Finance Commission (PRIs) | ₹90,000 crore nationally (2021-26) | Fiscal devolution |
| Rajasthan SFC | 6th SFC constituted 2023 | State fiscal devolution |
| PESA key provision | Gram Sabha consent before land acquisition/mining in tribal areas | Tribal rights |
| ULB fiscal challenge | Own revenues cover only 20–40% of expenditure | Fiscal dependency |