Question

When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India?
A) 1945
B) 1950
C) 1959
D) 1962

Answer 1

Hint: In contrast to urban and suburban municipalities, Panchayati Raj is a system of village self-government in rural India. It is made up of Panchayati Raj Institutions, which are responsible for achieving village self-government. "Economic development, strengthening social justice, and implementation of Central and State Government Schemes" are their responsibilities.

Complete answer:
The Bihar Panchayat Raj Act of 1947 was the first to implement the Panchayat Raj system in the state of Bihar. It was a continuation of Lord Ripon's legacy of local self-government from the British era. Rajasthan later implemented it in Nagaur district on October 2, 1959.

After independence, Rajasthan was the first state in India to implement the panchayat system. Other state governments adopted this system in the 1950s and 1960s as laws were passed to establish panchayats in various states. Maharashtra was the ninth state to join the Union.

Let us look at the given options:
A) 1945: This option is incorrect because Panchayati Raj was not introduced in India in 1945.
B) 1950: This option is incorrect because Panchayati Raj was not introduced in India until 1959.
C) 1959: This is the correct option. In September-October 1959, the first elections under the Rajasthan Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959, were held. The three-tier scheme of Panchayati Raj began on October 2, 1959, with the already existing Panchayats at the village level under the Rajasthan Panchayat Act, 1953.
D) 1962: This option is incorrect because was introduced in India before 1962.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (C) 1959. In 1959 the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India.

Note: In India, the Panchayati Raj is now a governance system in which gram panchayats are the basic units of local government. Gram Panchayat, Mandal Parishad or Block Samiti or Panchayat Samiti, and Zila Parishad are the three levels of the system. The Panchayati Raj system is currently in place in all states, with the exception of Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram, and in all Union Territories, with the exception of Delhi.