Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 1

The correct answer is Balwant Rai Mehta, Ashok Mehta Committee, Hanumantha Rao Committee, ​G. V. K. Rao Committee.

• Panchayati Raj means Rural local self-governance.
• It derives constitutional validity from the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 which added Part-IX and Schedule 11th in our Indian Constitution. 
• The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act added Part IXA and Schedule 12 in the Indian Constitution. 
• Article 40 calls for local self-government with necessary powers.

Important Point

The development of Local Self Government:

1. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, 1957
2. Ashok Mehta Committee, 1977
3. Hanumantha Rao Committee, 1983
4. G. V. K. Rao Committee, 1985
5. L. M. Singhvi Committee, 1986