2025 · Q30
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists :
List I (Name of the Committee):
- ABalwantrai Mehta Committee;
- BAshok Mehta Committee;
- CG. V. K. Rao Committee;
- DL. M. Singhvi Committee.
List II (Key Recommendation):
- 1Constitutional status for Panchayati Raj;
- 2Creation of post of District Development Commissioner;
- 3Creation of Zilla Parishad and Mandal Panchayat;
- 4Creation of Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat. Code :
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- AA-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
- BA-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
- CA-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
- DA-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
Explanation
The Balwantrai Mehta Committee (1957) recommended the three-tier structure of Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat (A-4). The Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) recommended a two-tier system of Zilla Parishad and Mandal Panchayat (B-3). The G.V.K. Rao Committee (1985) recommended the creation of the post of District Development Commissioner (C-2). The L.M. Singhvi Committee (1986) recommended constitutional status for Panchayati Raj institutions (D-1). Hence the code is A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1.