On which date the Panchayati Raj system was first established in Rajasthan in the year 1959 ?

Option 2 : 2nd October

The correct answer is option 2, i.e. 2 October.

• Rajasthan was the first state to establish a Panchayati Raj system in 1959.
• The date was 2nd October, as it is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
• Panchayati raj system was the vision of Mahatma gandhi and it is included in the directive principal of the state policy of the Indian constitution.
• Panchayat Raj system means rural local self-government.
• This system in India was constitutionalised through the 73rd amendment act of 1992.
• This is a three tire system-
  • Gram panchayat at the village level
  • Panchayat Samiti at the block level
  • Zila Parishad at the district level
• The Panchayat Samiti is the executive body.
• The Zila Parishad should be the advisory, coordinating and supervisory body.