Local Government


 
 
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Local Government

Local Government: There is the third-tier of government called Local Government. This Local Government includes Panchayats in villages and Municipalities in urban areas. But elections were not held regularly and Local Governments were not given any power by State Government. Thus, this was the case of non-effective decentralisation. A major step towards decentralisation was taken in 1992.The Constitution was amended to make the third-tier of democracy more powerful and effective. The provisions made in the Constitution for effective local Government are-

  • 1.    It is constitutionally mandatory to hold regular elections to local government bodies.
  • 2.    Seats are reserved in the elected bodies and the executive heads of these institutions for the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs), besides women.
  • 3.    Atleast one-third of all positions are reserved for women.
  • 4.   The State Election Commission (SEC) has been created in each state to conduct Panchayat and Municipal elections.
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    Question : 1

    Consider the following Statements :

    (1) Panchayat works under the overall supervision of the Gram Sabha

    (2) Gram Sabha meet atleast twice or thrice in a year

    (3) All the panchayat Samiti or Mandals in a district together constitutes Zilla parishad

    (4) Few Gram panchayats are grouped together to form called panchayat samiti or block Mandal

    Which of the above statements are correct?

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 2

    How many seats are reserved for women in the local government bodies?

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 3

    In Panchayati Raj seats reserved for women is ?

    Right Option : B
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