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Local Bodies (స్థానిక సంస్థలు)

Committees and Recommendations

• Ashok Mehta Committee (అశోక్ మెహతా కమిటీ)

  • Formed in December 1977 by the Janata government (జనతా ప్రభుత్వం) under Prime Minister Morarji Desai (మొరార్జీ దేశాయ్).
  • Submitted its report in August 1978.
  • However, the report was not implemented because the Janata government collapsed in 1979, and Morarji Desai resigned.
  • The committee was established to recommend measures for the revitalization of Panchayati Raj institutions.

  Key Recommendations:

  1. Replace the three-tier system with a two-tier system (రెండంచెల పంచాయతీరాజ్ వ్యవస్థ):
     • Mandal Parishad (మండల పరిషత్) at the mandal level.
     • Zilla Parishad (జిల్లా పరిషత్) at the district level. (Gram Panchayat was to be abolished.)
  2. Panchayati Raj institutions should have a four-year term (instead of five).
  3. Political parties should participate in Panchayati Raj elections.
  4. Population of 1500-2000 for each Mandal Parishad.
  5. Establishment of Nyaya Panchayats (న్యాయ పంచాయతీలు) to handle disputes.
  6. Constitutional status for Panchayati Raj institutions.
  7. Financial resources for Panchayati Raj institutions.

  Although the Ashok Mehta Committee's recommendations were not implemented at the national level, some states like Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh adopted them.

• Dantwala Committee (దంతవాల కమిటీ) - 1978

  • Also formed by the Morarji Desai government.
  • Focus: Recommendations for block-level planning (బ్లాక్ స్థాయి ప్రణాళికీకరణ).

  Key Recommendations:

  1. Block should be the unit of planning (not the district or state).
  2. Direct election of the Sarpanch (సర్పంచ్).

• C.H. Hanumantha Rao Committee (సి.హెచ్.హనుమంతరావు కమిటీ) - 1984

  • Focus: Recommendations for district-level planning (జిల్లా స్థాయి ప్రణాళికీకరణ).

  Key Recommendations:

  1. District should be the unit of planning.
  2. Establishment of a District Planning Board.
  3. The District Collector should play a key role in district administration.

• G.V.K. Rao Committee (జి.వి.కె.రావు కమిటీ) - 1985

  • Focus: Rural development, poverty alleviation, and administrative arrangements.

  Key Recommendations:

  1. District should be the unit of planning.
  2. Establishment of a District Development Officer (DDO) position.
  3. The District Collector should be the chairman of the Zilla Parishad.

• L.M. Singhvi Committee (ఎల్.ఎం.సింఘ్వి కమిటీ)

  Will be discussed in next concept.