Who among the following Prime Ministers presided over the Parliament when the Panchayati Raj Bill was passed?

The correct answer is (B) Rajiv Gandhi.

• The Panchayati Raj Bill (73rd Constitutional Amendment Act) was introduced and passed in the Lok Sabha in December 1992 during the tenure of P. V. Narasimha Rao, but the foundational legislative effort to institutionalize Panchayati Raj began under Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who introduced the 64th Constitutional Amendment Bill in 1989. However, the Bill was defeated in the Rajya Sabha. Historically, the process of bringing local self-government to the forefront of constitutional discourse is attributed to Rajiv Gandhi's vision of grassroots democracy.
• The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts finally came into force on 24 April 1993, adding Part IX to the Constitution of India, which institutionalized a three-tier Panchayati Raj system across the country.
• Option (A) Indira Gandhi served during the decentralized committees era like Ashok Mehta (though not implemented). Option (C) V. P. Singh introduced the revised bill in 1990 which lapsed due to the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Option (D) P. V. Narasimha Rao was the Prime Minister when the Act was finally passed and enacted in 1992-1993.