alleryWhich state was the first to implement the panchayati raj system?
AMadhya Pradesh
BWest Bengal
CMaharashtra
DRajasthan
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Rajasthan
1. Rajasthan was the first state to implement it, starting at Nagaur in 1959.
2. Andhra Pradesh followed on 11 October 1959.
3. West Bengal's three-tier Act came later, in 1973.
_Source: Wikipedia, Panchayati raj in India, History_
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