The concept of 'Four Pillar State', free from district magistracy for India was suggested by-

The concept of the 'Four Pillar State' (Chaukhamba Raj) was proposed by the socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia. Lohia envisioned a decentralized administrative structure consisting of four tiers: the village, the district, the province, and the centre. Unlike the existing colonial-style administration where the District Magistrate held concentrated power, Lohia's model advocated for the abolition of the district magistracy to ensure that power was distributed among the four limbs of the state. He argued that each pillar should possess sovereign powers with legislative and executive jurisdiction, rather than being mere executive arrangements. This framework aimed to foster participatory democracy and social justice by empowering local units like villages and districts to function independently within their spheres, thereby reducing over-centralization and bureaucratic dominance.