Q1. Find the incorrect statement about the recommendations of the Ashok Mehta Committee on Panchayati Raj.
A The three-tier system of Panchayati Raj should be replaced by a two-tier system.
B If Panchayati Raj institutions are superseded, elections must be held within one year. Correct
C Reservation of seats for SCs and STs should be based on their population.
D Official participation of political parties at all levels of Panchayati elections.
Explanation
The Ashok Mehta Committee favoured replacing the three-tier Panchayati Raj structure with a two-tier arrangement, so that statement is a recommendation. It also supported reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes according to population, and it accepted open participation of political parties in Panchayati Raj elections. The incorrect statement is the claim that elections after supersession must be held within one year. The committee's safeguard was stricter: when Panchayati Raj institutions were superseded, elections were to be held within six months, not after a period as long as one year.