UPSC Indian Polity and Civics Local Government Question Bank Local Government

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    A committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayti Raj was chaired by

    A) Balwant Rai Mehta

    B) Ashok Mehta

    C) K.N. Katju                     

    D) Jagjivan Ram

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The Committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by Ashok Mehta. The committee submitted its report in August 1978 and made 132 recommendations to revive and strengthen the declining Panchayati Raj system in the country. As a result of this report, the Indian states of Kamataka, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal passed new legislations. However, the flow of politics at the state level did not allow the institutions to develop their own political dynamics.


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