Q. In which year, the Ashoka Mehta Committee was formed?
Answer: 1978
Notes: Ashoka Mehta Committee was formed in 1978. Under this committee, The 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj replaced by the 2-tier system. The 2-tier includes : Zila Parishad at the district level, Mandal panchayat. In December 1977, the Janata Government appointed a committee on Panchayati  institutions under the chairmanship of Ashoka Mehta. The committee submitted its report in August 1978 and made 132 recommendations to revive and strengthen the declining  Panchayati Raj system in the country.