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What did the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommend?

The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, chaired by Balwant Rai Mehta (1957), reported on Democratic decentralisation.

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ChairBalwant Rai Mehta
Year1957
SubjectDemocratic decentralisation
GS paperGS-II

Three-tier Panchayati Raj with the block-level samiti as the pivot; genesis of Panchayati Raj in India.

ChairAshok Mehta
Year1978
SubjectPanchayati Raj revival
GS paperGS-II

Two-tier system with the district as the planning unit; open party participation in panchayat polls.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balwantrai_Mehta · en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asoka_Mehta_Committee

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