Consider the following committees related to Panchayati Raj institutions in India: 1. Balwantrai Mehta Committee 2. Ashok Mehta Committee 3. G.V.K. Rao Committee 4. L.M. Singhvi Committee Which of the following is the correct chronological order of their formation? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

[B] 2 - 1 - 4 - 3

[C] 1 - 3 - 2 - 4

[D] 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

Answer: A

Notes:

The correct chronological order of the formation of important committees related to Panchayati Raj is: Balwantrai Mehta Committee (1957), Ashok Mehta Committee (1977), G.V.K. Rao Committee (1985), and L.M. Singhvi Committee (1986).
The Balwantrai Mehta Committee was the first to recommend the establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system to promote democratic decentralization.
Two decades later, the Ashok Mehta Committee suggested a two-tier structure and emphasized the need for political party involvement in panchayat elections.
The G.V.K. Rao Committee followed in 1985, highlighting the role of PRIs as central to rural development planning.
Subsequently, the L.M. Singhvi Committee in 1986 strongly recommended constitutional status for PRIs, which ultimately paved the way for the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act.