SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN POLITY

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Balwant Rai Mehta Committee suggested that the structure of Panchayati Raj should consist of?
A
the village, the block and the district levels
B
the mandal and the district levels
C
the village, the district and the state levels
D
the village, the mandal, the district and the state levels
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The committee recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj system namely Gram Panchayats at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the block level and the Zila Parishad at the district level. The primary objectives of the Panchayati Raj system, according to the committee, are planning and development.

Detailed explanation-2: -Balwant Rai Mehta Committee & Panchayati Raj Recommendations by the Committee: Three-tier Panchayati Raj system: Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1957, Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended three tier Panchayats Gram Panchayat at village level, Panchayat committee at block level and thereafter Zilla Parishad.

Detailed explanation-4: -Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, 1957: India. It recommended the establishment of the scheme of ‘Democratic decentralisation’, which ultimately came to be known as Panchayati Raj. Its recommendations were accepted by the National Development Council in January 1958.

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