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  1. The Committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by :
    1. Balwant Rai Mehta
    2. Ashok Mehta
    3. K. N. Katju
    4. Jagjivan Ram
Correct Option: B

In December 1977, the Janata Government appointed a committee on Panchayati Raj institutions under the chairmanship of Ashok Mehta. The committee submitted its report in August 1978 and made 132 recommendations to revive and strengthen the declining Panchayati Raj system in the country. As a result of this report, the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal passed new legislation.



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