Question

The Decentralization System was recommended by?
1. J.B.Rajagopalchari B. J.
2. Kripalani
3. Balwant Rai Mehta
4. Ashok Mehta

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Balwant Rai Mehta

The correct answer is Balwant Rai Mehta.

• The Decentralization System was recommended by Balwant Rai Mehta Committee.
• Recommendations by the Committee:
  • Three-tier Panchayati Raj system: Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, and Zila Parishad.
  • Directly elected representatives to constitute the gram panchayat and indirectly elected representatives to constitute the Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad.
  • Planning and development are the primary objectives of the Panchayati Raj system.
  • Panchayat Samiti should be the executive body and Zila Parishad will act as the advisory and supervisory body.
  • District Collector to be made the chairman of the Zila Parishad.

• Ashok Mehta Committee:
• The key recommendations are:
  • The three-tier system should be replaced with a two-tier system: Zila Parishad (district level) and the Mandal Panchayat (a group of villages).
  • District level as the first level of supervision after the state level.
  • Zila Parishad should be the executive body and responsible for planning at the district level.
  • The institutions (Zila Parishad and the Mandal Panchayat) have compulsory taxation powers to mobilize their own financial resources.