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State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

UPPCS · Question 135

With reference to the recommendations of the Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) on Panchayati Raj, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? 1. The three tier system of Panchayati Raj should be replaced by the two tier system. 2. A block should be the first point for decentralization under popular supervision below the state level. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. Only 1
  2. Both 1 and 2
  3. Only 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (A) Only 1

Explanation

Ashok Mehta recommended a two-tier system (Zila Parishad and Mandal Panchayat) with the district, not the block, as the first point of decentralisation.