OPSC OCS 2022 · Question 59 of 98
Indian Polity
ASHOK MEHTA COMMITTEE The 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj should be replaced by the 2-tier system: Zilla Parishad at the district level, and below it, the Mandal Panchayat consisting of a group of villages covering a population of 15000 to 20000. A district should be the first point for decentralisation under popular supervision below the state level. Zila Parishad should be the executive body and made responsible for planning at the district level. There should be an official participation of political parties at all levels of Panchayat elections. The Panchayat Raj institutions should have compulsory powers of taxation to mobilise their own financial resources. There should be a regular social audit by a district level agency and by a committee of legislators to check whether the funds allotted for the vulnerable social and economic groups are actually spent on them. The state government should not supersede the Panchayat Raj institutions. In case of an imperative supersession, election should be held within 6 months from the date of supersession. The Nyaya Panchayats should be kept as separate bodies from that of development of the state in consultation with the Chief Election Commissioner should organise and conduct the Panchayati Raj elections. Development functions should be transferred to the Zila Parishad and all development staff should work under its control and supervision. The voluntary agencies should play an important role in mobilising the support of the people for Panchayati Raj. A minister for Panchayati Raj should be appointed in the state council of ministers to look after the affairs of the Panchayati Raj institutions.
Source: OPSC OCS (2022) Preliminary GS Paper-I; answers per Apti Plus Academy compilation (to be verified against official OPSC key)
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