Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · 5.4.2 Local government

5.4.2.1 Panchayati raj: evolution and committees

Local self-government in India grew from colonial resolutions, through the Community Development experiment and the Balwant Rai Mehta model of 1959, to constitutional status under the 73rd Amendment, with a string of committees shaping each step.

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Key terms

  • Ripon resolution
  • Balwant Rai Mehta
  • Ashok Mehta
  • G.V.K. Rao
  • L.M. Singhvi
  • Nagaur
  • democratic decentralisation
  • 64th Amendment Bill

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