Q. In which year, the Balbant Rai Mehta Committee was formed?
Answer: 1957
Notes: Balbant Rai Mehta Committee was formed in 1957. The Chairman of this committee was Balbant Rai Mehta.  It suggested ways for democratic decentralization in a three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj. The three tiers are : Zila Parishad at the district level, Panchayat Samiti at the intermediate or block level, Village or Gram Panchayat at the village level. The main aim of Panchayat raj system is to settle the local problems locally and to make the people politically conscious.