Correct Answer:
Option D - Article 40 of the Constitution of India lays down that the State shall take steps to organise village Panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self government.
D. Article 40 of the Constitution of India lays down that the State shall take steps to organise village Panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self government.