While village bodies existed in other periods (Vedic, Mauryan), the level of autonomy and systematic functioning of elected village assemblies is most prominently documented and associated with the Dravidian civilization in South India.
The system Governing villages through autonomous elected panchayats was evolved by:
Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 1998 · Topic: Maurya Empire (Mauryan Central and Provincial Administration)
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