Political Science · Governance & Public Policy in India
Who is considered the Father or Architect of Panchayati Raj in India?
AV. N. Gadgil
BP. V. Narasimha Rao
CM. K. Gandhi
DBalwant Rai Mehta ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Balwant Rai Mehta — Balwant Rai Mehta is called the architect of Panchayati Raj, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Balwant Rai Mehta is called the architect of Panchayati Raj, so that is the answer.
★His committee proposed the three-tier system in 1957.
★It recommended democratic decentralization.
★This led to the launch of Panchayati Raj in 1959.
★Gandhi inspired the idea of village self-rule.
★But the formal architect is Balwant Rai Mehta.
★Thus the answer is Balwant Rai Mehta.
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