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Local Governments
Describe the composition of Gram Panchayat.
Gram Panchayat is the executive of Gram Sabha. The members of the Gram Panchayat are elected by the Gram Sabha. Every adult who is a resident of the village has got the right to vote in the Panchayat elections. Any voter who is 18 years of age can contest the election and become a member of the Gram Panchayat. The tenure of the Gram Panchayat is five years in different states.
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What are the four main sources of income of local bodies?
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Write two major sources of income of Municipal Committees.
What is Panchayati Raj? Name the three organs of the Panchayati Raj?
What are the three organs of the Gram Panchayat?
Mention one function of the each of the organ of the gramian local bodies.
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Write at least one function of the (i) The Gram Sabha (ii) Panchayat and (iii) The Naya Panchayat.
What is meant by the term Municipal Corporation? What do you know about the Mayor of the Corporation?
What do you know about ‘State Election Commissioner’?
Which were the states that had established local government during 1960s and 1970s?
Which viceroy was associated with the creation of local bodies in British India.
What was the idea of Pt. J.L.Nehru about local government at the village level.
How did some prominent persons of our Constituent Assembly led by Dr. Ambedkar voiced against local self-government bodies.
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