Article 368 of the Indian Constitution clearly states the powers of elected parliament to amend the constitution and amendment procedure.

ARTICLE 368                                                                                                                            (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, Parliament may in exercise of its constituent power amend by way of addition, variation or repeal any provision of this Constitution in accordance with the procedure laid down in this article.

Since Independence, India has seen major parliamentary changes and constant amendment of the Constitution. Some historic amendments involve the 7^th, 25^th, the enraging 1975-38^th and 39^th , and most importantly the mini constitution, i.e the 42^nd (whose provisions were mostly repealed by the 44^th, brought by 1978 Janata Party) amendments. Let us look at the 73^rd and 74^th amendments of 1992.

The 73^rd and 74^th Constitutional Amendments was brought by the Indian National Congress (Prime Minister- P.V. Narasimha Rao).

73^rd Amendment-                                                                                                                      The key changes involved the constitutional guarantee of Panchayati Raj in India. This provision provided rights, powers, status and legitimacy to the village-level self-governance in our country.                                                                                            For the same, schedule XI (11^th schedule) and part IX- Articles 243; 243 A to 243 O were added.

74^th Amendment-                                                                                                                        After the guarantee of Panchayati Raj, the 74^th Amendment provided status to Municipality in India.                                                                                                              This provision gave sanctity to block and city-level governance. It assigned powers and roles, along with limits to municipal governments.                                                      For the same, schedule XII (12^th schedule) and part IX- A- Articles 243 P to 243 ZG were added.

These changes helped shape the Indian executive in the 21^st century decades to follow. Thus, we see the significance of the 73^rd and 74^th amendments in Indian history.