Question

Which committee recommended that the three-tier panchayat system should be reformed into a two-tier system?

• A. Ashok Mehta Committee
• B. Balwantrai Mehta
• C. GVK Rao Committee
• D. P.K. Tungan Committee

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Ashok Mehta Committee

Ashok Mehta Committee:

• Panchayati Raj Reform Committee
• Committee on Panchayati Raj Institution
• Appointed by Janata Govt in : 1977
• Report in : 1978

 

Key Recommendations:

• Two tier Panchayat
• Mandal Panchayat
• Reasonable Panchayat (Village Courts)
• Chief Electoral Officer
• A minister for the Panchayat
• Scheduled Caste Reservation

 

Note:

• The only Malayali member of the committee - EMS