UPSC Prelims 2015 – Question 85

85.The fundamental object of Panchayati Raj system is
to ensure which among the following?

1. People’s participation in development
2. Political accountability
3. Democratic decentralization
4. Financial mobilization
   Select the correct answer using the code given below:
   a) 1, 2 and 3 only
   b) 2 and 4 only
   c) 1 and 3 only
   d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

The correct answer is 1 and 3 only. 

• The Panchayati Raj institutions 
  • It is meant to promote grass-root democracy and development. 
  • The main aim is to evolve a system of democratic decentralization and people’s participation  to ensure rapid, speedy socio-economic progress and provide adequate justice. Hence statement 1 and 3 is correct. 
  • Political accountability can be achieved in any system with democratic rule. Hence statement 2 is incorrect. 

• Additional Points 
  • Evolution of Panchayati Raj in India 
    • A three-tier PRI system, consisting of Grama Panchayats (GPs) at the village level, Panchayat Samitis (PSs) at the block level, and Zilla Parishads (ZPs) at the district level, was proposed by a committee set up by the National Development Council in 1957 and led by Balwant Rai Mehta. 
    • In 1986, the L.M. Singhvi Committee suggested giving panchayats constitutional standing. 
    • On October 2, 1959, the Nagaur district of the state of Rajasthan became the first to implement the Panchayat Raj System, followed by the state of Andhra Pradesh. 
    • Resource mobilization is an outcome of PRI, not an objective of Panchayati Raj in India. 

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