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Option 3 : 1, 2 and 3

The Correct answer is 1, 2 and 3.

 

Ashok Mehta Committee

  • In December 1977, the Janta Government appointed a 13 member committee to look at the performance of the PRI.

Reasons for the poor performance of PRI as noted by the Committee.

  • The reasons for the decline of PRIs were haphazard programs, non-performance, the rise of vested interests, lack of adequate financial resources.
  • The concept of Panchayati Raj itself got lost in a haze of conflicting interpretations.
  • Committee noted that the bureaucracy was also responsible for the decline for particularly two reasons:
    • The officers felt that they are primarily accountable to the State Governments.
    • They were not able to adjust to working under the supervision of the elected representatives.
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