Question

The concept of 'democratic decentralization' in Kerala can be traced back to which political milestone, even before the constitutional amendments?

• A. The formation of the first coalition government in Kerala.
• B. The implementation of land reforms in the early 1950s.
• C. The first democratically elected Communist ministry in 1957
• D. The establishment of the first state-level planning board.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The first democratically elected Communist ministry in 1957

• While the formal legal framework came later, the ideological and political commitment to decentralization in Kerala was present as early as the first democratically elected Communist ministry in 1957, which made an early attempt to devolve power to local institutions.