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RAS question

Which of the following statements about the Gram Sabha in Rajasthan are INCORRECT? 1. Gram Sabha consists of elected representatives of the Gram Panchayat. 2. The Gram Panchayat budget is placed before the Gram Sabha for discussion. 3. A quorum for a Gram Sabha meeting requires at least one-tenth of members. 4. Gram Sabha meetings must be held at least twice a year under Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act.

Correct answer: (A) 1 only.

In Rajasthan, only statement 1 is incorrect because a Gram Sabha consists of all persons registered in the electoral rolls for the village or group of villages in the Panchayat area, not merely elected Gram Panchayat representatives.

  1. (A)

    1 only

  2. (B)

    1 and 4 only

  3. (C)

    2 and 3 only

  4. (D)

    1, 3 and 4 only

Explanation

The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 treats the Gram Sabha as the voter body of the Panchayat Circle, not as a meeting of elected Panchayat members. Section 8A says it consists of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to the village or group of villages within the Panchayat area. That makes statement 1 incorrect. The other statements match the Act: the Panchayat places the Panchayat budget before the Gram Sabha in the last-quarter meeting, the Gram Sabha may discuss matters placed before it, the quorum is one-tenth of the total members, and at least two Gram Sabha meetings must be held every year. Therefore, the incorrect statement set is 1 only.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (B) Statement 4 is not incorrect because Section 8A requires at least two Gram Sabha meetings every year, so adding it to statement 1 overstates the error set.
  • (C) Statements 2 and 3 are correct because the Act provides for the Panchayat budget to be placed before the Gram Sabha and fixes quorum at one-tenth of total members.
  • (D) Statements 3 and 4 are correct under Sections 8B and 8A respectively, so this option wrongly treats valid quorum and meeting-frequency provisions as incorrect.

Concept

This tests Panchayati Raj institutions in Rajasthan, especially the legal distinction between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat. RAS repeatedly asks such provisions because local self-government questions often turn on exact statutory membership, quorum and meeting requirements.

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