Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: AdvancedRecommended for ★ UPSC
पंचायत राज
/panchayat raj/Roman
English meaning: Panchayati Raj
Definition
The system of rural local self-governance in India. Maharashtra's Balwantrai Mehta Committee (1957) first recommended the three-tier panchayat system, which was later enshrined in the 73rd Constitutional Amendment.
Example
“बलवंतराय मेहता समितीने पंचायत राज व्यवस्थेची शिफारस केली.”
In English: “The Balwantrai Mehta Committee recommended the Panchayati Raj system.”
Literary Heritage
“मराठा तितुका मेळवावा। महाराष्ट्र धर्म वाढवावा॥”
/marāṭhā titukā meḷavāvā, mahārāṣṭra dharma vāḍhavāvā/
“Unite all Marathas; let the dharma of Maharashtra grow.”
“राजा प्रजेचा पालक, धर्मरक्षक, न्यायदाता असावा”
/rājā prajhecā pālaka, dharmarakṣaka, nyāyadātā asāvā/
“A king should be the protector of his subjects, defender of righteousness, and dispenser of justice.”
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- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
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