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Indian Polity UPPSC 2005 GS-I
Question

The Committee which recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj System in India was:

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Option B: BalwantRai Mehta Committee

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “BalwantRai Mehta Committee”.
The Committee which recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj System in India was the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee. The committee was established in 1957 and it recommended the establishment of a democratic decentralization system, leading to the adoption of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system comprising the village, block, and district levels.

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