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Consider the following Committees on Panchayati Raj and arrange these in chronological order:

1. Ashok Mehta Committee

2. L. M. Singhvi Committee

3. B. R. Mehta Committee

4. G. V. K. Rao Committee

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.


1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 3, 1, 4, 2
3. 2, 1, 3, 4
4. 3, 2, 4, 1

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : 3, 1, 4, 2

The correct answer is 3, 1, 4, 2.

  • The chronological order is-
    • Balwant Rai Mehta Committee - 1957
    • Ashok Mehta Committee -1977
    • G V K Rao Committee -1985
    • L M Singhvi Committee -1986

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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