This document provides information about local self-government in rural and urban areas in India. It explains that in rural areas, local self-government is called Gram Panchayat, while in urban areas it is called Municipal Corporation or Municipality. It then describes the different tiers of local government in rural areas, including Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, and Zilla Parishad. It provides details on the structure, functions, and reservations for women and marginalized groups at each level of rural local government. For urban areas, it outlines Nagar Panchayat for small urban centers, Municipal Council for areas with 100,000-10,00,000 people, and Municipal Corporation for cities with over

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2. .3. VISMIT RAO

3. ⚫ Local self-government is an institution comprising of locally
elected representatives managing the affairs of the locality and
providing them with basic amenities.
LOCAL SELF GOVERMENT
⚫ In rural area such an institution is called as Gram Panchayat and
in urban areas it is known as Municipal Corporation or
Municipality.
⚫DIVIDED INTO TWO
RURAL
AREAS
URBAN
AREAS

4. IMPORTANCE
OF LOCAL SELF
GOVERNMENT
TRAINING GROUND
FOR LOCAL
LEADERSHIP
LOCAL PEOPLE KNOW
THEIR PROBLEMS WELL
AND CAN SUGGEST
BETTER SOLUTIONS
ENCOURAGE
AND HELP
VOLUNTARIES
TO SAVE
GOVERNMENT
CAN REACH
ORDINARY
PEOPLE

5. • RURAL LOCAL SELF
GOVERNMENT
RURAL AREAS
PANCHAYAT SAMITI
GRAM PANCHAYAT ZILLA PARISHAD
GRAM SABHA
1000 PEOPLE OF
PANCHAYAT
BY 40,000 PEOPLE

6. RURAL AREAS
( VILLAGE PEOPLE )
GRAM PANCHAYAT
⚫‘ Gram Panchayat ' is the 'Executive body' of the Gram Sabha. It ensures that
Constitution makers' dream of ‘ Gram Swaraj .'+
⚫ Members of Gram Panchayat are elected by Gram Sabha
QUALIFICATION
⚫ 21+AGE
⚫ REGISTERED VOTER
⚫ NOT BE A CRIMINAL
⚫ MENTALLY SOUND

7. FUNCTIONS

8. ⚫ IT WORKS FOR VILLAGE OF TESHIL THAT TOGETHER ARE
CALLED DEVELOPMENT BLOCK.
⚫ IT IS AlSO CALLED ( BDO ) BLOCK DEVELOPMENT
OFFICER.
⚫SEATS WILL BE RESERVED FOR SC/ST
RESERVATIONS
⚫1/3rd FOR WOMEN AND SOMETIMES ITS 50%

9. FUNCTIONS
RURAL
HAELTH
DEVELOP
VILLAGEIN
DUSTRIES
WATERSUPLY
SEEROAD,
BRIDGES,EDUCA
TIONETC

10. ⚫ IT IS THE APEX ( HIGHER BODY ) LINKED WITH STATE
GOVERNMENT AND GRAM PANCHAYAT
⚫ IT IS ELECLED BY ITS OWN MEMBERS
RESERVATION
⚫SEATS RESERVED BY ST/SC
⚫1/3rd SEATS RESERVED FOR WOMEN .
IN SOME STSTES IT IS 50%

11. FUNCTIONS
MAINTAIN
ROAD ,
BUILDING
WELFAR
E AND
HEALTH
ADVIDORY
SUPERVISES
THE WORK
OF
PANCHAYAT

12. URBAN LOCAL SELF GOVERMENT
URBAN AREAS
MUNCIPAL
CO-OPERATION
MUNCIPAL
COUNCIL
NAGAR PANCHAYAT

13. URBAN SELF GOVERNMENT
NAGAR PANCHAYAT
⚫ TRANSFORMING FROM RURAL TO
URBAN AREAS
⚫ POPULATION :-- 10,000 – 1,00,000

14. ⚫ HAS AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS AND AUTHORITY
& RESPONSIBILITY BY LAWS .
⚫ SMALL URBAN AREAS
⚫ POPULATION 1,00,000 – 10,00,000

15. FUNCTIONS
DISTRIBUTE
WORK TO
OTHER
OFFICERS
PREPARE
BUDGET
EVERY
YEAR
TRANSPORT
FACILITIES
WELFARE
FACILITIES

16. ⚫LEGAL TERM FOR GOVERNING BODY INCLUDE CITY
, STATE , TOWN ETC
⚫THEY CAN MAKE LAW AND EVERY CITIZENS HAS
TO FOLLOW IT .
⚫POPULATION 1 MILLION +
MUNCIPAL CORPORATION

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