Question

The Balwant Rai Mehta committee is related to-
A. Upliftment of Dalits
B. Land reforms
C. Panchayati Raj
D. Kannada language

Answer 1

Hint As we know that Balwant Rai Mehta chaired the committee set up by the government of India in January 1957 to examine the working of the “Community Development Programme” 1952 and the National Extension Service 1953. In November 1957, the Committee submitted its report and recommended the establishment of the scheme of Democratic Decentralization.

Complete stepwise solution
Let us discuss about the Balwant Rai Mehta committee as,
The system of Panchayati Raj is decentralization of democracy at Grass Root Level, it is also called Local Self Government. It was constitutionalised through the 73rd constitutional amendment act 1992.Three tier Panchayati Raj system to be established- gram panchayat at the village level, and Zila parishad at the district level. The most basic level of gram panchayat should be directly elected whereas the other two levels Panchayati Raj committee and the Zila Parishad to be indirectly elected. The Panchayati Raj committee should be the executive body while the Zila Parishad to be the advisory coordinating and supervisory body. There should be genuine transfer of power and responsibility to these democratic bodies. These recommendations of the committee were accepted by the National Development Council in January 1958.
So, the correct option is the option Panchayati Raj

Thus, option (C) is correct

Note: Rajasthan was the first state to establish Panchayati Raj System, the scheme was inaugurated by the Prime Minister on October 2nd, 1959, In Nagpur district of Rajasthan followed Andhra Pradesh. Which also adopted the system in 1959 thereafter most of the state adopted the system.