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Notes (c) The panchayats have a fixed term of 5 years
Choose one:
(a) A and b (b) B and c
(c) All of the above (d) none
(iv) The recommendation s of the Ashok Mehta committee on Panchayati Raj are
1. Creation of two tier system
2. Compulsory powers of taxation to Panchayat
3. Reservation for SC/ST
Choose one:
(a) 1, 2 (b) 2, 3
(c) All of the above (d) None
(v) The Balwant Rai Mehta committee was on
Choose one:
(a) Democratic decentralization (b) Panchayati Raj institution
(c) Community development programme
(vi) Panchayati raj was first adopted by (in order)
Choose one:
(a) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal
(c) Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh
(vii) Which of the following is a committee on Panchayati Raj institution
Choose one:
(a) Bal want Rai Mehta Committee (b) G.V.K Rao
(c) LM singhvi (d) Ashok Mehta
(e) None of these
30.3 Summary

• Decentralisation is the transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability from Central to
Local Governments. Decentralisation can take various forms, commonly described in public
administration terms as deconcentration, devolution, and delegation.
• Democratic local governance is autonomous levels of local Government, vested with authority
and resources that function in a democratic manner.
• Democratic decentralisation is the development of reciprocal relationships between central and
local Governments and between local Governments and citizens.
• In India, panchayats have been very important in the structure of the Indian villages since the
beginning of the history.
• There are 30 subjects that are to be assigned to the PRIs under the Eleventh Schedule. Some of
the important ones are agriculture and allied areas, minor forest produce, small-scale industries,
roads, rural housing, drinking water, non-conventional energy, rural electrification, poverty
alleviation programmes, education including primary and secondary schools, health, family,
women and children.
• There are certain problems in the implementation of the Act such as non-empowerment of
Gram Sabhas and top-down approach to planning, monitoring and evaluation.

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