The Panchayati Raj is based on which of the principle?

Option 3 : decentralisation of power

The correct answer is the decentralization of power.

• Decentralization of power refers to the transfer of responsibility and authority from the central government to the local government groups.
• The Panchayati Raj system generally consists of three-level Gram Panchayat at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the intermediate level, and Zilla Panchayat at the district level
• The decentralization of Panchayati Raj is suggested by the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, established in 1957. 
• The state legislature may endow the Panchayats with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self-government. Such a scheme may contain provisions related to Gram Panchayat work with respect to:
  • the preparation of plans for economic development and social justice.
  • the implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice as may be entrusted to them, including those in relation to the 29 matters listed in the Eleventh Schedule.
• The importance is the Panchayati Raj institutes in local government that plays a significant role in the development of villages.