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Question

The Committee which recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj System in India was:

  1. Ashok Mehta Committee
  2. BalwantRai Mehta Committee
  3. G.K.V. Rao Committee
  4. L.M. Singhvi Committee

Answer:

Option B: BalwantRai Mehta Committee

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “BalwantRai Mehta Committee”.

The Committee which recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj System in India was the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee. The committee was established in 1957 and it recommended the establishment of a democratic decentralization system, leading to the adoption of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system comprising the village, block, and district levels.