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UPPSC PCS 2016 · Question 130 of 145

Who is considered as the 'Architect of Panachayati Raj" in India?

Current Affairs

  1. AAcharya Narendra Deo
  2. BG.V.K. Rao
  3. CB.R. MehtaCorrect
  4. DL.M. Singhavi

Answer: C. B.R. Mehta

Explanation

In the year 1957, the Government of India constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Balwant Rai Mehta to examine the work done by the Community Development Program and the National Extension Service and to suggest ways to make them work better. He submitted his report and talked about democratic decentralisation which finally came to be known as Panchayati Raj system.

Source: edurev.in UPPSC Prelims 2016 GS Paper I with Answer Key and Solutions; answers per official UPPSC key (Booklet C)

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