Which committee recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj structure in the Indian constitution?
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
The question asks which committee first recommended a three-tier structure for Panchayati Raj in India.
The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was set up in 1957 to examine the working of community development programmes.
It recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj system consisting of Gram Panchayat at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and Zila Parishad at the district level.
This makes the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee the correct answer.
The Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) later suggested a two-tier system, so it is incorrect here.
The GVK Rao Committee (1985) and the L M Singhvi Committee (1986) dealt with strengthening and constitutionalising Panchayati Raj but did not originate the three-tier recommendation.
Hence the correct answer is the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee.
Important Questions from Local Government
Who is the ex-officio member of Nagar Panchayat ?
i. Nominated members
ii. Member of State Legislature who becomes a member of Nagar Panchayat
iii. Member of Lok Sabha who becomes a member of Nagar Panchayat
iv. Representatives of members of State Legislature and Lok Sabha
Who accepts the resignation of Vice President of Municipal Council ?
Who functions as Secretary to the District Planning Committee?
One of the following is a major cause of problems of urban life in India?
Consider the following statements:
1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.
2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
