Balwantrai Mehta

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Balwantrai Mehta was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the second Chief Minister of Gujarat and is often regarded as the architect of the Panchayati Raj system in India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chief Minister of Gujarat ⓘ
Indian independence activist ⓘ
Indian politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
areaOfWork local self-government ⓘ
rural development ⓘ
citizenship Indian ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
ethnicGroup Gujarati ⓘ
fieldOfActivity decentralization ⓘ
governance ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
hasRole legislator ⓘ
state leader ⓘ
knownFor Panchayati Raj system in India ⓘ
linked to: Panchayati Raj
languageOfWorkOrName Gujarati ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
movement Indian independence movement ⓘ
name Balwantrai Mehta ⓘ
notableAlias architect of Panchayati Raj ⓘ
notableContribution promoting three-tier Panchayati Raj structure ⓘ
strengthening grassroots democracy in India ⓘ
notableWork advocacy and implementation of Panchayati Raj ⓘ
occupation freedom fighter ⓘ
politician ⓘ
social worker ⓘ
ordinalInOffice 2 ⓘ
placeOfPoliticalActivity Gujarat ⓘ
politicalIdeology Indian nationalism ⓘ
positionHeld Chief Minister of Gujarat ⓘ

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Balwantrai Mehta → name → Balwantrai Mehta ⓘ