Consider the following statements:

[Local Government]

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?

The correct answer is I, II and III (meaning all three statements are not correct).

Let us analyze each statement step-by-step to understand why they are incorrect under the provisions of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, which governs Local Governments (Panchayats) in India:

Analysis of Statement I:
According to Article 243B of the Constitution of India, Panchayats shall be constituted at the village, intermediate, and district levels in every State. However, there is a specific exemption: Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a State having a population not exceeding twenty lakhs (2 million). Since states like Goa, Sikkim, and Manipur do not have intermediate-level Panchayats due to this population threshold, Statement I is incorrect.

Analysis of Statement II:
Article 243F of the Constitution details the disqualifications for membership in a Panchayat. It states that a person is qualified to be a member if they have attained the age of twenty-one years. The minimum age requirement is not thirty years. Therefore, Statement II is incorrect.

Analysis of Statement III:
Article 243I of the Constitution mandates that the Governor of a State (not the Chief Minister) shall constitute a State Finance Commission at the expiration of every fifth year to review the financial position of the Panchayats and make recommendations. Because the power lies with the Governor and not the Chief Minister, Statement III is incorrect.

Since statements I, II, and III are all incorrect, the correct option representing the statements that are not correct is "I, II and III".