Correct option is A
The correct answer is option (a) Rajasthan
- The Panchayati Raj system was first implemented in Rajasthan in 1959.
- This was done through the Panchayati Raj Act in the state, and it laid the foundation for the system of decentralized governance at the rural level in India.
- The Balwantrai Mehta Committee (1957) played a significant role in recommending the implementation of the Panchayati Raj system across the country.
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- West Bengal implemented Panchayati Raj later and was not the first state to do so.
- Uttar Pradesh implemented the system after Rajasthan.
- Madhya Pradesh followed other states and did not pioneer the implementation of the Panchayati Raj system