How many items are there in the 11 th Schedule of the Constitution of India?

The correct answer is C) 29. The Eleventh Schedule lists 29 subjects that fall under Panchayats. It was inserted by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, and it works with Article 243G, which lets state legislatures devolve powers and authority to Panchayats to function as units of self-government over these subjects.

• A) 22 is wrong. It does not match the count of the Eleventh Schedule.
• B) 24 is wrong for the same reason. Candidates often remember a number close to 29 and pick it without checking.
• D) 32 is wrong. The Schedule has 29 entries, not 32.

The core concept is the Panchayati Raj framework under Part IX. For Mains, the key point is that the Schedule lists functions on paper, but real devolution depends on the State Finance Commission, the transfer of functionaries and funds, and the state's willingness to give Panchayats control over them.

Trap: Aspirants mix up the Eleventh Schedule with the Twelfth Schedule, which covers municipalities under the 74th Amendment and has 18 matters. Both were added in 1992, so the numbers get confused.