Political Science · Governance & Public Policy in India
UGC NET January 2026 Political Science
Passage
Read the following passage and answer the questions. In January 1957, the Government of India appointed a committee to examine the working of the community development programme (1952) and the National Extension Service (1953) and to suggest measures for their better working. The chairman of this committee was Balwant Rai Mehta. The committee submitted its report in November 1957 and recommended the establishment of the scheme of democratic decentralisation, which ultimately came to be known as Panchayati Raj. The specific recommendations made by it included the establishment of a three-tier Panchayat Raj system: Gram Panchayat at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and Zila Parishad at the district level.
As per the passage, the Balwant Rai Mehta committee was appointed to examine the working of the:
ACommunity Development Programme and the National Extension Service ✓ Correct
BCommunity Development Policy and the National Social Service
CCommunity Development Programme and the National Social Security
DCommunity Dairy Programme and the National Examination Service
Correct answer: (A) Community Development Programme and the National Extension Service — As per the passage, the committee was appointed to examine the community development programme and the National Extension Service, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★As per the passage, the committee was appointed to examine the community development programme and the National Extension Service, so that is the answer.
★The Community Development Programme had been launched in 1952.
★The National Extension Service had been launched in 1953.
★The government wanted to review how well these rural programmes were working.
★It also sought measures for their better working.
★The committee found that they lacked genuine popular participation.
★Its remedy was democratic decentralisation through panchayati raj.
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