Which state government scraps education criteria for civic poll candidates?
A. Punjab
B. Bihar
C. Gujarat
D. Rajasthan
Answer:D
Which state government scraps education criteria for civic poll candidates?
A. Punjab B. Bihar C. Gujarat D. Rajasthan
Explanation: The new government of Rajasthan has abolished the condition of a minimum educational qualification to contest local body elections. The cabinet also decided on holding the election of mayors and chairman’s in corporations through the direct system instead of the indirect method introduced by the previous government. As per the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Amendment Bill 2015, Candidates were required to have passed Class X for contesting municipal elections, Class VIII for contesting panchayat polls for the post of a sarpanch, and Class X for contesting zila parishad or panchayat samiti elections. Construction of toilets in their homes as mandatory for contesting polls to the panchayati raj institutions in the state.