Consider the following statements:
I. Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States.
II. To be eligible to be a Member of a Panchayat at the intermediate level, a person should attain the age of thirty years.
III. The Chief Minister of a State constitutes a commission to review the financial position of Panchayats at the intermediate levels and to make recommendations regarding the distribution of net proceeds of taxes and duties, leviable by the State, between the State and Panchayats at the intermediate level.
Which of the statements given above are not correct?
Explanation
Statement I is not correct. According to the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, a Panchayat at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a State having a population not exceeding twenty lakh (2 million). For example, Goa does not have Panchayats at the intermediate level. Hence, they do not exist in all States.
Statement II is not correct. The minimum age to contest elections and become a member of a Panchayat at any level is 21 years, not 30 years.
Statement III is not correct. Under Article 243I of the Constitution, it is the Governor of the State who constitutes a State Finance Commission to review the financial position of the Panchayats and make recommendations. The Chief Minister does not perform this function.