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The 'Panchayati Raj' system in India was first introduced in which state?
Andhra Pradesh
Rajasthan
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Rajasthan
The Panchayati Raj system was first inaugurated in India at Nagaur district in Rajasthan on October 2, 1959. This historic event was presided over by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, marking the formal adoption of the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee.
The Panchayati Raj system was first inaugurated in India at Nagaur district in Rajasthan on October 2, 1959. This historic event was presided over by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, marking the formal adoption of the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee.
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 provided constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions, adding Part IX and Schedule 11 to the Indian Constitution.
Rajasthan was the first state to adopt the system on October 2, 1959.
Andhra Pradesh became the second state to implement the Panchayati Raj system in November 1959.
The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957) suggested the three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj.
Article 40 of the Directive Principles of State Policy directs the State to organize village panchayats.
The 73rd Amendment mandates the creation of the Gram Sabha, and three levels: Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, and Zila Parishad.
Andhra Pradesh is often confused with Rajasthan, but it followed Rajasthan's lead by a few weeks in 1959.
Karnataka is historically significant for being the first state to adopt the Panchayati Raj Act based on the Ashok Mehta Committee recommendations in 1983.
B is correct тАФ Rajasthan was the first state to formally inaugurate the Panchayati Raj system on October 2, 1959.
Remember the sequence: Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957) suggested three-tier, Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) suggested two-tier, and L.M. Singhvi Committee (1986) recommended constitutional status.