Correct Answer - Option 2 : 3, 1, 4, 2
The correct answer is 3, 1, 4, 2.
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The chronological order is-
- Balwant Rai Mehta Committee - 1957
- Ashok Mehta Committee -1977
- G V K Rao Committee -1985
- L M Singhvi Committee -1986
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Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957): The committee submitted its report in November 1957, in which the term ‘democratic decentralization‘ first appears. The important recommendations are:
- Transfer of resources and power to these bodies to be ensured.
- District Collector to be the chairman of Zila Parishad.
- Establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system – gram panchayat at village level (direct election), Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and Zila Parishad at the district level (indirect election).
- Rajasthan (1959) adopted the system first, followed by Andhra Pradesh in the same year.
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Ashok Mehta Committee (1977): The committee was constituted by the Janata government of the time to study Panchayati Raj institutions. The important recommendations are:
- Constitutional recognition to be given to Panchayati Raj institutions.
- A minister for Panchayati Raj to be appointed by the state council of ministers.
- Zila Parishad is to be made responsible for planning at the state level.
- Compulsory powers of taxation to be given to these institutions.
- Political parties should participate at all levels in the elections.
- A three-tier system is to be replaced by a two-tier system.
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G V K Rao Committee (1985): The important recommendations of the G V K Rao Committee are:
- Regular elections to be held. Post of DDC (District Development Commissioner) to be created acting as the chief executive officer of the Zila Parishad.
- Zila Parishad is to be given prime importance and all developmental programs at that level are to be handed to it.
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L M Singhvi Commitee (1986): The committee was constituted by the Rajiv Gandhi government on ‘Revitalisation of Panchayati Raj institutions for Democracy and Development. The important recommendations are:
- Nyaya Panchayats to be established for clusters of villages.
- Constitutional recognition for Panchayati Raj institutions.