The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, constituted in 1957, was a pioneering committee that studied the Community Development Programme and the National Extension Service. Its most significant recommendation was the establishment of the scheme of 'democratic decentralization', which proposed a three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj institutions at the village, block (intermediate), and district levels.
The Committee which recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj System in India was
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2005 · 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. BalwantRai Mehta Committee
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