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  • Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. Two years after the 73rd Amendment Act, the Union Government had appointed a Committee of Members of Parliament (MP

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Two years after the 73rd Amendment Act, the Union Government had appointed a Committee of Members of Parliament (MPs) and experts under the Chairmanship of Sh. Dilip Singh Bhuria to undertake a detailed study and make recommendations about whether the Panchayati raj system should be extended to the Schedules Areas, as contemplated by Article 243-M(4)(b) of the Constitution. The Committee submitted its report on 17.1.1995 and favoured democratic decentralization in scheduled areas. At the outset, we are of the view that the principles of reservation which are applicable for public employment and admission to educational institutions cannot be readily applied in respect of a reservation policy made by the legislature to protect the interests of the Scheduled Tribes by assuring them of majority reservation as well as the occupancy of Chairperson positions in Panchayats located in Scheduled Areas. This policy broadly corresponds with the past practice wherein the Scheduled Areas were administered as per the provisions of the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution and the same was expected to adhere to the advice of the Tribes Advisory Councils, which were predominantly controlled by Scheduled Tribes. By extending the Panchayati Raj system to these areas, Scheduled Tribes should not be put in a relatively disadvantageous position. In the Panchayati Raj system contemplated by Part IX, the Scheduled Tribes should have an effective say in the administration. That is why the Bhuria Committee recommended that all Chairperson positions should be reserved in favour of Scheduled Tribes. As a result, the appeals filed by the Union of India are allowed and the proviso to Section 4(g) of PESA Act and Sections 21(B), 40(B), and 55(B) of Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001 are held to be constitutionally valid. We also hold that Sections 17(B)(2), 36(B)(2), and 51(B)(2) of the Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001 are constitutionally valid provisions. The other appeals are also disposed of accordingly and the State Election Commission of the State of Jharkhand is directed to conduct elections for the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) as early as possible.

Question: The system of gram panchayats has been in existence since ancient times, however, the system of the panchayat was later on changed and added to the Constitution of India. Which Committee recommended the Panchayati Raj system in India?

 

 

Option: 1

GV Ramakrishna Committee


Option: 2

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee


Option: 3

PK Mohanty Committee

 


Option: 4

None of the above

 


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Balwant Rai Mehta is considered to be the ‘Architect of Panchayati Raj ' due to his contributions towards democratic decentralization. The Committee was appointed in the year 1957 and recommended the formation of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system.

 

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