The Ministry of Panchayati Raj was created in the Central Government of India…
2023
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj was created in the Central Government of India in which of the following years?
Answer: B. 2004 — ConceptA Union ministry’s portfolio and responsibilities are formally recorded through the executive allocation of government business. When a date question…
- A.
2002–2003
- B.
2004
- C.
2005–2006
- D.
More than one of the above
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: B
Concept
A Union ministry’s portfolio and responsibilities are formally recorded through the executive allocation of government business. When a date question asks when a ministry was created, distinguish that administrative event from an earlier constitutional change in the subject area.
Application
Apply that test to the Union Government's own record:
Before 2004, panchayat matters at the Union level were handled within the Ministry of Rural Development; no standalone panchayat portfolio was notified.
On 27 May 2004 a separate Ministry of Panchayati Raj was carved out and notified as an independent portfolio, with Mani Shankar Aiyar as its first Union Minister.
Its notified mandate was to act as the nodal ministry for implementation of Part IX of the Constitution and for devolution to Panchayati Raj Institutions across the States.
The year in which the Ministry of Panchayati Raj was created is therefore 2004.
Cross-check
Check each offered year window against the same record:
Year window | What the record shows |
|---|---|
2002–2003 | The 73rd Amendment was already in force, but panchayat work at the Centre was still handled by the Ministry of Rural Development. |
2004 | A separate Ministry of Panchayati Raj was notified on 27 May 2004. |
2005–2006 | The Ministry was already functioning; this period is associated with later rural legislation such as NREGA (2005), not with the Ministry's creation. |
More than one of the listed years | A single notification date falls in exactly one of the listed windows, so two of them cannot both hold. |
None of the listed years | 2004 is present in the list, so the year being asked for is not missing from the options. |