Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET January 2026 Political Science
On 2nd October 1959, who inaugurated Panchayat at Nagaur?
AK.M. Munshi
BSubhash Chandra Bose
CJawaharlal Nehru ✓ Correct
DSucheta Kriplani
Correct answer: (C) Jawaharlal Nehru — The Panchayati Raj system at Nagaur was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru, so the third option is the answer.
Explanation
★The Panchayati Raj system at Nagaur was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru, so the third option is the answer.
★On 2nd October 1959, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the modern Panchayati Raj system was launched.
★India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, inaugurated it at Nagaur district in Rajasthan.
★This followed the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee for democratic decentralisation.
★Rajasthan was thus the first state to introduce the three-tier Panchayati Raj system.
★Andhra Pradesh followed soon after in adopting the system.
★For NET, fix 2nd October 1959, Nagaur in Rajasthan and Jawaharlal Nehru as the launch of Panchayati Raj.
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