GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN POLITICS

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In 1977, under whose Chairmanship, the Panchayat Raj Committee was formed?
A
Ashok Mehta
B
Sardar Swaran Singh
C
Balwant Rai Mehta
D
Madhu Dandwate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In December 1977, the Janata Government appointed a committee on Panchayati Raj institutions under the chairmanship of Ashoka Mehta. The committee submitted its report in August 1978 and made 132 recommendations to revive and strengthen the declining Panchayati Raj system in the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ashok Mehta Committee was set up in 1977. It recommended that a two-tier system be established to replace the three-tier Panchayat system. This recommendation was not adopted.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shah Commission was a commission of inquiry appointed by Government of India in 1977 to inquire into all the excesses committed in the Indian Emergency (1975-77). It was headed by Justice J.C. Shah, a former chief Justice of India.

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