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Committees on Panchayati Raj through the prism of history

All Important Committees over the time on The Panchayati Raj System in India. Let's understand the role of different committees over the time in structuring the Panchayati Raj System in India. 1) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee :- The central Government appointed a committee in Jan 1957 to examine the working of the community development programme. The chairman was Balwant Rai Mehta. It recommended :- The scheme democratic decentralisation which latter known as Panchayati Raj. It recommended three tier Panchayati Raj System - gram panchayat at village level, Panchyat Samiti at Block level and Zila Parishad at district level. 2) Ashok Mehta Committee :- In 1977, It recommended two tier Panchayati Raj System - Zila Parishad and Mandal Panchayat. Constitutional recognition, Reservation for SC, ST, compulsory power of taxation, Nyaya Panchayat, A panchayati Raj minister in state council of ministers. 3) G.V.K. Rao Committee : - Established in 1985 on rural development and poverty alleviati...