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    PANCHAYAT RAJ

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    • Panchayat Raj system means rural local self-government.


    • Rajasthan was the first state to establish a Panchayati Raj system in 1959.
    • The date was 2nd October, as it is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
    • Panchayati raj system was the vision of Mahatma Gandhi and it is included in the directive
    principal of the state policy of the Indian constitution.
    • Some committees were constituted to strengthen this system. The committees are as fol-
    lows:
    o Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
    o Ashok Mehta Committee
    o G V K Rao Committee
    o L M Sanghvi Committee
    o Thungon Committee
    o Gadgil Committee

    The most important committees are:

    Balwant Rai Mehta Committee


    • This committee submitted its report on November 1957 and recommended the establish-
    ment of Panchayat raj system.
    • The recommendations of this committee are:
    o This is a three-tire system Gram panchayat at the village level, Panchayat Samiti
    at the block level, Zila Parishads at the district level
    o The Panchayat Samiti is the executive body and the Zila Parishads should be
    the advisory, coordinating and supervisory body.
    o The Gram panchayat representatives should be elected by the direct election,
    whereas the Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishads members should be elected by
    the indirect election.
    o All planning and development activities should be entrusted to these bodies.
    o The district collector should be the chairman of the Zila Parishads.
    o There should be a genuine transfer of power and responsibility to these demo-
    cratic bodies.
    o Adequate resources should be transferred to these bodies to enable them to
    discharge their functions and fulfil their responsibilities.
    o A system should be evolved to effect further devolution of authority in future.

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    • All the recommendation of the committee was accepted by the National Development
    Council in January 1958.
    • The Rajiv Gandhi Government introduced 64th Constitutional Amendment bills in the Lok
    Sabha to constitutionalised Panchayati raj institutions but it was not approved by the Ra-
    jya Sabha, so the attempt was failed.

    Gadgil committee
    • This committee was constituted in 1988 under the chairmanship of V.N Gadgil.
    • All the recommendations of the Gadgil committee became the basis for drafting the con-
    stitutional amendment bill to constitutionalise the Panchayati Raj institution.
    • The recommendations of this committee are as follows:
    o A constitutional status should be bestowed on the Panchayati Raj institutions.
    o A three-tier system of Panchayati Raj with panchayats at the village, block and
    district levels.
    o The term of Panchayati Raj institutions should be fixed at five years.
    o The members of the Panchayats at all three levels should be directly elected.
    o Reservation for SCs, STs and women.
    o The Panchayati Raj bodies should have the responsibility of preparation and im-
    plementation of plans for socio-economic development. For this purpose, a list
    of subjects should be specified in the constitution.
    o The Panchayat Raj bodies should be empowered to levy, collect and appropriate
    taxes and duties.
    o Establishment of a State Finance Commission for the allocation of finances to
    the Panchayats.
    o Establishment of a State Election Commission for the conduction of elections to
    the panchayats.
    • Only the Gadgil Committee and Thungon Committee recommended the reservation for the
    women in the panchayats.
    • This system in India was constitutionalised through the 73rd amendment act under
    the Narasimha Rao government in 1992.
    • This is a three-tire system-
    o Gram panchayat at the village level
    o Panchayat Samiti at the block level
    o Zila Parishads at the district level
    • The Panchayat Samiti is the executive body.
    • The Zila Parishads should be the advisory, coordinating and supervisory body.

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