Q28
Indian PolityPanchayati Raj & Local Government
Which committee recommended for the establishment of a State Finance Commission for the allocation of finances to the Panchayats?
- a.Hanumantha Rao Committee
- b.Dantwala Committee
- c.L. M. Singhvi Committee
- d.Gadgil Committee
Answer: (D) Gadgil Committee
The Gadgil Committee (1988), on policy and programmes, recommended constitutional status for Panchayati Raj, a three-tier structure, a five-year term and a State Finance Commission to allocate finances to Panchayats. The Hanumantha Rao and Dantwala committees dealt with district and block-level planning, and the L. M. Singhvi Committee (1986) mainly recommended constitutional recognition and Nyaya Panchayats.