Question

Define Democratic Governance______.
1. Participation of public in construction of the country
2. Participation of public in power
3. Participation of public and officials in decision making
4. Decision making in the hands of public

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Participation of public in power

The correct answer is the Participation of the public in power.

• 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments, by constitutionally establishing Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in India, mandated the establishment of panchayats and municipalities as elected local governments.
• Balwant Rai Mehta Committee & Panchayati Raj:
  • The committee was appointed in 1957, to examine and suggest measures for better working of the Community Development Programme and the National Extension Service. The committee suggested the establishment of a democratic decentralized local government which came to be known as the Panchayati Raj. Hence option 2 is correct.
  • 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.
  • It also requested provisioning resources to help them discharge their duties and responsibilities.