Question

After the recommendations of the Balwantrai Mehta Committee, Panchayati Raj was first inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1959 at ______.
1. Nagaur
2. Mysore
3. Rewa
4. Dispur

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Nagaur

The correct answer is Nagaur.

• Part IX of the Constitution of India deals with the Panchayati Raj system.
• Panchayati Raj system is the system that ensures the participation of individuals at the grass-root level.
• The Panchayati Raj system is included in the State List of the Constitution of India.
• 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 is related to the Panchayati Raj system.
• Rajasthan is the first state to implement the Panchayati Raj system on 2nd October 1959 in its Nagaur district.
• The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended 3- tier structure consisting of
  • Zilla Parishad at the District Level
  • Panchayat Samiti at the Block Level
  • Gram Panchayat at the Village Level.
• Ashok Mehta Committee appointed in December 1977 by Janata Party Government in 1978 submitted its report stating replacement of 3-tier system by a 2-tier system consisting of Mandal Panchayats at the base and Zila Parishad at the top.
• Panchayati Raj day celebrated every year on 24th April.
• Haryana and Rajasthan are the states which require minimum educational qualifications to contest the Panchayat elections.
• Arunanchal Pradesh does not reserve seats for Scheduled castes in Panchayati Raj Institutions.
• Schedule twelve of the Constitution of India deals with the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Municipalities.
• Schedule eleven of the constitution of India is related to the Panchayati Raj system.
• The Panchayati Raj system of the Constitution of India applies to all States and Union Territories of India except the state of Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland, and Union Territory Delhi.

• There are 29 items are covered in the 11th Schedule of the Constitution of India by the 73rd Constitutional amendments dealing with the Panchayati Raj system.
  • The 29 items are as follows:-
    • Programs related to the alleviation of poverty.
    • Agriculture and agricultural expansion.
    • Libraries.
    • Land consolidation, land improvement, soil conservation, and land reform implementation.
    • Cultural activities.
    • Poultry, Dairying, and animal husbandry.
    • Health and Sanitation.
    • Family welfare.
    • women and child development.
    • Markets and fairs.
    • Social welfare for all.
    • Social welfare especially for Scheduled castes and Scheduled tribes.
    • Maintenance of all assets of the community.
    • Public Distribution System (PDS).
    • Adult and non-formal education.
    • Vocational education and technical training.
    • Non-conventional sources of energy.
    • Education.
    • All means of transportation and communication.
    • The minor forest produces.
    • Safest drinking water.
    • Cottage, village, and khadi industries.
    • Rural housing.
    • Fodder and fuel.
    • Electrification of Rural areas.
    • Fish industry.
    • Water management, minor irrigation, and watershed development.
    • Farm forestry and Social forestry.
    • Small scale industry especially food processing industry.