Q. Consider the following Committees and their key recommendations with reference to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in India:
Committee Recommendation
1. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Creation of Mandal Panchayat
2. Ashok Mehta Committee Three-tier system
3. G.V.K. Rao Committee Creation of post of District Development Commissioner
4. L M Singhvi Committee Constitutional Recognition to Panchayats
How many of the above given pairs are correctly matched?
Exp) Option b is the correct answer
Pair 1 is incorrect: Balwant Rai G Mehta committee recommended establishment of a three-tier panchayati raj system–gram panchayat at the village level, panchayat samiti at the block level and zila parishad at the district level. Mandal Panchayat was recommended by Ashok Mehta committee.
Pair 2 is incorrect: Ashok Mehta committee’s key recommendation was that the three-tier system of Panchayati raj should be replaced by the two-tier system, that is, zila parishad at the district level, and below it, the mandal panchayat consisting of a group of villages.
Pair 3 is correct: G.V.K. Rao committee recommended the creation of the post of District Development Commissioner. And he should act as the chief executive officer of the Zila Parishad and should be in charge of all the development departments at the district level.
Pair 4 is correct: L.M. Singhvi committee recommended that the Panchayati Raj institutions should be constitutionally recognised, protected and preserved. For this purpose, a new chapter should be added in the Constitution of India.
| Important Tips Chronology of committees on Panchayat Raj • Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957) • Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) • Dantwala Committee Report – on Block-Level Planning (1978) • Hanumantha Rao Committee Report – on District Planning (1984). • GVK Rao committee (1985) • LM Singhvi committee (1986) • Thungon committee (1988) • Gadgil committee (1988) |
