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The committee on whose recommendation Panchayati Raj was introduced in Indian was headed by _________________.

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Jagjiwan Ram
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Jivraj Mehta
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Balwant Rai Mehta
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Shriman Narayan
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The correct option is C Balwant Rai Mehta
Balwant Rai Mehta.
The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was first introduced in 1957 with the aim of forming an organization or institution for the local areas in order to administrate them properly. So, the demand was to form local bodies. Basically , Panchayati Raj is the political system of the rural areas of India. The Panchayati raj is formed from Pancha that is five elder members accepted by the local people of that area who are believed to serve justice and maintain law and peace there. Its main objective is to conquer poverty and upliftment of socially backward people.

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