Explain the composition of urban local government institutions.

According to 74th Amendment, for the whole country, there have been introduced three categories of Urban Local Government institutions:

1. Nagar Panchayats for a population between ten and twenty thousands.

2. Nagar Palika for a population between twenty thousands to 3 lakhs.

3. The third category is Nagar Nigam [Municipal Corporations).

In all urban local government institutions all seats are filled up by direct election by the people in local constituencies. But the State Legislature can arrange for the representation who has the experience and are the specialists of administration. Ward Committees are constituted in those areas whose population is more than three lakhs. The seats are reserved for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the ratio of their population. One-thirds seats are of the reserved in these categories for women. If the State Legislature wants the seats for other backward classes are also reserved. A person who has attained the age of 21 years may contest the election.