Consider the following statements about Panchayati Raj in India: (a) Panchayati Raj was established in India on the recommendations of Balwant Rai Mehta committee. (b) Rajasthan was the first state to establish Panchayati Raj in 1959. (c) Panchayati Raj system has been implemented in all the states of the country. (d) Panchayati Raj functions as a system of governance in which gram panchayats are the basic units of local administration. Select the correct statements using the code below:?

a, b and d
a and b only
a and c only
all of these

LohaHridoy

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2025-01-04 04:42

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AhmedNazir

Option 1 : a, b and d

The correct answer is Option 1.

Balwant Rai Mehta is known as the father of Panchayati Raj Institutions. Hence the statement a is correct.
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957):
- Constituted to look into the working of the community development program.
- The first committee to suggest three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutes
  - Gram Panchayat at the village level
  - Panchayat Samitis at the block level
  - Zila Parishad at the district level

Rajasthan was the first state in India to constitute Panchayati Raj Institutes in 1959. Hence the statement b is correct.
Panchayati Raj functions as a system of governance in which gram panchayats are the basic units of local administration. Hence the statement d is correct.
The Panchayati Raj system exists in all states except Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. Hence the statement c is incorrect.

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