The creation of the third tier of government (local government) in India was a response to the need for more localized governance in a large and diverse country, complementing the federal structure of Union and State governments.
Assertion [A] : A vast country like India cannot run through two tiers of Government and needs a third tier. Reason [R] : States in India are large and internally very diverse in population as well as culture. Codes : - If the question has multiple statements, format using ... - For Assertion/Reason, retain 'Statement-I' and 'Statement-II' clearly. - For matching pairs, use HTML
Asked in Paper I 4 · Topic: Panchayati Raj and Community Development (Evolution of Local Self-Governance: Historical Context and Major Committee Recommendations (e.g., Balwant Rai Mehta, Ashok Mehta, L.M. Singhvi))
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Answer: B. Both [A] and [R] are true, and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]
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