Q. The three-tier Panchayat Raj system in India was proposed by the –
Answer: Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Notes: The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was a committee appointed by the Government of India in January 1957 to examine the working of the Community Development Programme (1952) and the National Extension Service(1953) and to suggest measures for their better working. This committee recommended the establishment of a 3-tier Panchayati Raj system-Gram Panchayat at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and Zila Parishad at the district level.