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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Balwantrai Mehta canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Minister of Gujarat
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Indian independence activist ⓘ Indian politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfWork |
local self-government
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rural development ⓘ |
| citizenship | Indian ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gujarati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
decentralization
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governance ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| hasRole |
legislator
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state leader ⓘ |
| knownFor | Panchayati Raj system in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Gujarati
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Hindi ⓘ |
| movement | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| name | Balwantrai Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlias | architect of Panchayati Raj ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
promoting three-tier Panchayati Raj structure
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strengthening grassroots democracy in India ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy and implementation of Panchayati Raj ⓘ |
| occupation |
freedom fighter
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politician ⓘ social worker ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 2 ⓘ |
| placeOfPoliticalActivity | Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | Indian nationalism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chief Minister of Gujarat ⓘ |
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