Ashok Mehta Committee, 1978

It was setup in 1977 by Janata government to evaluate the working of panchayats and suggest the measures to strengthen them.

The committee recommended:

• a two-tier system with Zila Parishad as the apex at district level and Mandal Panchayat at the base level in place of Gram Panchayat.
• redistribution of powers between the Centre and the States,
• assignment of the work on planning at the lower level
• to set up coordination in development programmes.
• the elections of PRI should be held on the party basis.
• The recommendations of the committee were not accepted as there was change in guard at the ....