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Arrange the following committees chronologically according to their establishment A) Balwantrai Mehta Committee B) Ashok Mehta Committee C) L. M. Singhvi Committee D) G. V. K Rao Committee

Arrange the following committees chronologically according to their establishment A) Balwantrai Mehta Committee B) Ashok Mehta Committee C) L. M. Singhvi Committee D) G. V. K Rao Committee Correct Answer A-B-D-C

The correct answer is A-B-D-C.

Important Points  
  • Balwantrai Mehta Committee:
    •  In January 1957, the Government of India appointed a committee to examine the working of the Community Development Programme (1952) and the National Extension Service (1953) and to suggest measures for their better working.
    • The chairman of this committee was Balwant Rai G Mehta.
    • The committee submitted its report in November 1957 and recommended the establishment of the scheme of ‘democratic decentralisation’, which ultimately came to be known as Panchayati Raj.
    • The recommendations of the committee were accepted by the National Development Council in January 1958.
    • Rajasthan was the first state to establish Panchayati Raj.​ 
  • Ashok Mehta Committee:
    • In December 1977, the Janata Government appointed a committee on Panchayati raj institutions under the chairmanship of Ashok Mehta.
    • It submitted its report in August 1978 and made 132 recommendations to revive and strengthen the declining Panchayati raj system in the country.
    • Due to the collapse of the Janata Government before the completion of its term, no action could be taken on the recommendations of the Ashok Mehta committee at the central level.
    • However, the three states of Karnataka, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh took steps to revitalise the Panchayati raj, keeping in view some of the recommendations of the Ashok Mehta Committee.
  • L. M. Singhvi Committee-
    • In 1986, the Rajiv Gandhi government appointed a committee to prepare a concept paper on ‘Revitalisation of Panchayati Raj Institutions for Democracy and Development’ under the chairmanship of L M Singhvi.
  • G. V. K. Rao Committee:
    • The Committee to review the existing Administrative Arrangements for Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation Programmes under the chairmanship of G.V.K. Rao was appointed by the Planning Commission in 1985.

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