Question

some points about panchayti raj ?

Answer 1

.The term Panchayati Raj expresses the system of rural local self-government. Under the Indian Constitution Article 40 of the Directive Principles provides for “organization of village Panchayats”.  It is an effective vehicle for people's participation in administration and planning at grassroots level.

History of Panchayati Raj System in India

Panchayati Raj System in India had passed through various stages. The first stage in this direction was Balwant Rai Mehta Committee.

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

Government of India appointed this committee in January 1957 to examine the working of the Community Development Programme (1952) and the National Extension Service (1953) and to suggest measures for their better working. This committee was headed by Balwant Rai G Mehta. It submitted its report in November 1957. It recommended the establishment of the scheme of 'democratic decentralisation'.

Some other recommendations of this committee were:

1. Establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system: – 

        a. Gram Panchayat at the village level;
        b. Panchayat Samiti at the block level; and
        c. Zila Parishad at the district level

2. Village Panchayat be constituted with directly elected representatives; Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad be constituted with indirectly elected members.

3. Panchayat Samiti should be the executive body; Zila Parishad should be the advisory, coordinating and supervisory body;

4. There should be a genuine transfer of power; adequate resources should be transferred.

The recommendation was accepted by the National Development council in January 1958. However, the council did not insist on a single rigid pattern and left it to the states to evolve their own patterns suitable to local conditions.