The following are the different justifications given in favour of local government. Give them ranking and explain why you attach greater significance to a particular rationale than the others. According to you, on which of these rationales the decision of the Gram Panchayat of Vengaivasal village was based? How?

(a) Government can complete the projects with lesser cost with the involvement of the local community.

(b) The development plans made by the local people will have greater acceptability than those made by the government officers.

(c) People know their area, needs, problems and priorities. By collective participation they should discuss and take decisions about their life.

(d) It is difficult for the common people to contact their representatives of the State or the national legislature.

What are the four main sources of income of local bodies?

Or

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. 

Or

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.