Political Science · Governance & Public Policy in India
UGC NET October 2020 Political Science
What were the recommendations of the GVK Rao Committee? Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- 1. The Zila Parishad should be of pivotal importance in the scheme of democratic decentralisation
- 2. Some of the planning functions at the state level should be transferred to the district level planning units
AOnly 1
BOnly 2
CBoth 1 and 2 ✓ Correct
DNeither 1 nor 2
Correct answer: (C) Both 1 and 2 — Both recommendations are correct, so the answer is both 1 and 2.
Explanation
★Both recommendations are correct, so the answer is both 1 and 2.
★The G.V.K. Rao Committee was set up by the Planning Commission in 1985.
★It examined administrative arrangements for rural development and poverty alleviation.
★It recommended that the Zila Parishad be made the pivotal body of democratic decentralisation.
★It also urged transferring some planning functions from the state level to district planning units.
★The aim was to make rural development planning more local and effective.
★Since both statements reflect its recommendations, both are correct.
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