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Panchayati Raj amendment bill
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- Rajasthan state Assembly passed the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2018, which relaxes the ‘two-child’ rule for those aspiring to contest panchayat elections, if one of the children is differently abled.
- It also passed an amendment aimed at allowing people suffering from leprosy to contest panchayat elections. This bill aims at deleting a provision under the Act that if a person is suffering from Leprosy, he will be disqualified for contesting panchayat elections.
- As per the existing legislation, a person stood disqualified from contesting panchayat elections, if he or she has more than two children. This provision does not provide for any exception for a disabled child.
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