Concept:Panchayati Raj was first established in India after independence, and the first state to implement it was Rajasthan in 1959.
Explanation:The question asks for the year when the Panchayati Raj system was first set up. Although Bihar had passed a Panchayat Act in 1947, the first actual functioning three-tier system began in Rajasthan.
On 2 October 1959, the Rajasthan Panchayat Act of 1953 came into effect, starting Panchayati Raj in Nagaur district.
This was based on the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957), which proposed democratic decentralization.
The system later gained constitutional status through the 73rd Amendment in 1992, which took effect in 1993.
Thus, the correct year for the first setup of Panchayati Raj is 1959, making option B the right choice.
Answer:B. 1959