Which was the first committee on Panchayati Raj?

Ashok Mehta Committee. In December 1977, the Janata Government appointed a committee on Panchayati Raj institutions under the chairmanship of Ashoka Mehta. The committee submitted its report in August 1978 and made 132 recommendations to revive and strengthen the declining Panchayati Raj system in the country.

Which committee recommended the concept of village panchayat?

BALWANT RAI MEHTA COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF BALWANT RAI MEHTA COMMITTEE Establishment of a 3-tier Panchayati Raj system Gram Panchayat at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and Zila Parishad at the district level.

What was the PK thungon committee?

In 1989 the P.K. Thungon Committee recommended constitutional recognition for the local government bodies. A constitutional amendment to provide for periodic elections to local government institutions, and enlistment of appropriate functions to them, along with funds, was recommended.

When did the Panchayati Raj system get constitutional status?

24 April 1993
On 24 April 1993, the Constitutional (73rd amendment) Act of 1992 came into force in India to provide constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj institutions.

Who implemented Panchayati Raj first?

Th e system later came to be known as Panchayati Raj, which was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1959 at Nagour in Rajasthan. The first elections under the Rajasthan Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959 were held in September-October 1959.

What are the recommendations of LM Singhvi committee?

The important recommendations of the L. M. Singhvi Committee are:

• Panchayati raj Institutions should be constitutionally recognized.
• Judicial tribunals should be established in each state to settle disputes relating to elections and other matters to the Panchayati raj institutions.

What is GVK Rao committee?

The Committee to review the existing Administrative Arrangements for Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation Programmes under the chairmanship of G.V.K. Rao was appointed by the Planning Commission in 1985.

What is Dinesh Goswami committee?

2.4, 2.6, 2.20. 1990. Dinesh Goswami Committee. On Electoral reforms. Recommended that Election Commission should lay down ceiling on maximum election expenditure instead of Central Government.

Which amendment of the Constitution provided constitutional status to the panchayats?

The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which came into force w.e.f. 24th April, 1993, inserted Part IX in the Constitution of India and accorded Panchayats a Constitutional status as institutions of local self-governance for rural India.