⚖️ Polity & GovernanceUPSC 2015Salient Features of RPA

The fundamental object of the Panchayati Raj system is to ensure which among the following?1. People’s participation in development2. Political accountability3. Democratic decentralisation4. Financial mobilisationSelect the correct answer using the code given below.

a1, 2 and 3 only
b2 and 4 only
c1 and 3 only
d1, 2, 3 and 4 Polity 215
✓ Correct answer: c) 1 and 3 only
ExplanationStatements 1 and 3 are correct: The main idea behind the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) is to promote grass root democracy and development.The main aim is to evolve a system of democratic decentralisation and people’s participation with a view to ensure rapid socio-economic progress and provide adequate justice.Statement 2 is incorrect: Political accountability can be achieved in any system with democratic rule and thus not the fundamental objective of PRIs.Statement 4 is incorrect: Financial mobilisation was never the fundamental basis for the establishment of PRI.264

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