The correct answer is Balwant Rai Mehta Committee. • Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended that the decision-making power should be decentralized and elected local bodies should be set up. Explanation & Key Takeaways: • Balwant Rai Mehta Committee • The Government of India appointed a committee in 1957. • This committee was set up to examine the work of the Community Development Programme (1952), and the National Extension Service (1953). • The committee submitted its report in 1958. • Recommendations • This committee recommends three levels of governance viz Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti (Block) and Gram Panchayat (village). • The district collector should be a chairperson of Zila Parishad. • The members of Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti should be elected indirectly while the members of Gram Panchayat should be elected directly. • These recommendations were accepted by National Development Council (NDC) in Jan 1958.