Change set
Pick exam & year, then Go.
Question map
With reference to the recommendations of the Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) on Panchayati Raj, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
(1) The three tier system of Panchayati Raj should be replaced by the two tier system.
(2) A block should be the first point for decentralization under popular supervision below the state level.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -
Code -
Explanation
The Ashok Mehta Committee was appointed in 1977 by the Janata Government to suggest measures to strengthen the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). Among its 132 recommendations:
- Statement 1 is correct: The committee recommended replacing the three-tier system (suggested by the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee) with a two-tier system. This consisted of the Zila Parishad at the district level and the Mandal Panchayat (covering a group of villages with a total population of 15,000 to 20,000) below it.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: The committee recommended that the District (Zila Parishad) should be the first point for decentralization under popular supervision below the state level. It emphasized that the district should be the pivot of planning and administration, whereas the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee had previously favored the block/Panchayat Samiti as the primary unit.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
Which of the following is not a recommendation of the Ashok Mehta Committee on Panchayati Raj ?
Which of the following reasons were cited by the Ashok Mehta Committee for the decline of the Panchayati Raj Institutions in India ? 1. Role of Bureaucracy 2. Lack of Political Will 3. Lack of conceptual clarity 4. Lack of gender parity Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I (Name of the Committee) A. Balwantrai Mehta Committee B. Ashok Mehta Committee C. G. V. K. Rao Committee D. L. M. Singhvi Committee List-II (Key Recommendation) 1. Constitutional status for Panchayati Raj 2. Creation of post of District Development Commissioner 3. Creation of Zilla Parishad and Mandal Panchayat 4. Creation of Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat Code : (a) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 (b) A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1 (c) A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4 (d) A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
The Committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by
Consider the following Committees on Panchayati Raj and arrange these in chronological order :
I. Ashok Mehta Committee
II. L.M. Singhvi Committee
III. B.R. Mehta Committee
IV. G.K.V. Rao Committee
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :