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Finance Commission

A body set up every five years under Article 280 of the Constitution to recommend how tax revenue is shared between the Union and the states, and among the states.

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How Panchayati Raj works

Village, block and district: the three tiers of rural local government, the gram sabha, elections and reserved seats.

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