Q. Panchayat Raj Finance Corporation had been first recommended by which among the following committees?
Answer: K. Santhanam Committee (1963)
Notes:

1. Santhanam Committee (1963)

The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was followed by the Santhanam Committee. This committee was formed by the Government of India with terms of reference as follows:

1. Handing over resource of revenue in full / part to the PRIs
2. The criteria of Sanction of grants to them by State Government
3. Status of the Financial Relations between the different levels of PRIs.

So, in a nutshell, the Santhanam Committee's scope of study was the financial matters of the PRIs. The important recommendations this committee made are as follows:

1. The Panchayati Raj Finance Corporations should be established.
2. All the grants at the state level should be sent in a consolidated form to various PRIs
3. Panchayats should have power to levy special tax which should be based upon the land revenue and house tax etc.

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