Indian Polity PYQ 321 of 375 · Panchayati Raj and Community Development

Panchayati Raj was first Introduced in–

  1. AAndhra Pradesh
  2. BUttar Pradesh
  3. CHimachal Pradesh
  4. DRajasthan

43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999

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Correct answer: (d) Rajasthan

Explanation

Article 40 of the Constitution directs the states to form Panchayats. In 1957, the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended the formation of a three-tier Panchayati system. Based on these recommendations, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated Panchayati Raj on 2 October 1959 in Nagaur district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, Andhra Pradesh implemented this arrangement and became the second state to adopt the Panchayati Raj system.

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