Which of the following was/were recommendation/s of “Gadgil committee”? 1. A constitutional status should be bestowed on the Panchayati Raj institutions. 2. A three-tier system of Panchayati Raj with panchayats at the village, block and district levels. 3. The term of Panchayati Raj institutions should be fixed at five years. How many of the statements given above are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Which of the following was/were recommendation/s of “Gadgil committee”?
1.A constitutional status should be bestowed on the Panchayati Raj institutions.
2.A three-tier system of Panchayati Raj with panchayats at the village, block and district levels.
3.The term of Panchayati Raj institutions should be fixed at five years.
How many of the statements given above are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] Only three

[D] None

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation: The Committee on Policy and Programmes was constituted in 1988 by the Congress party under the chairmanship of V.N. Gadgil.

This committee was asked to consider the question of “how best Panchayati Raj institutions could be made effective”. In this context, the committee made the following recommendations:

A constitutional status should be bestowed on the Panchayati Raj institutions.
A three-tier system of Panchayati Raj with panchayats at the village, block and district levels.
The term of Panchayati Raj institutions should be fixed at five years.
The members of the Panchayats at all three levels should be directly elected.
Reservation for SCs, STs and women.

Source: Laxmikanth

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