Local Government

Question 1

in which year did local govt institutions get constitutional status

Answer 1

1993

Question 2

what is local govt

Answer 2

local affairs
govt at district or village level
close to the ppl
day to day live and problems of ordinary citizens

Question 3

essential ingredients for democratic decision making

Answer 3

local knowledge and local interest

Question 4

imp of local govt
advantages
how does local govt strengthen democracy

Answer 4

two ingredients
ppl friendly and efficient administration
closest to ppl low cost less time day to day problem solving
protects local interests of the ppl
demo is all about participation and accountability so a strong and vibrant local govt promotes active participation and purposeful accountability
common citizens make their own decisions bout their lives need and development
in a democracy tasks that can be performed locally should be performed by the ppl and their reps
common ppl know more bout local than state or national
local govt directly affects their day to day lives so they take interest and raise concerns
strengthen local govts strengthen democratic processes

Question 5

what does sabha mean

Answer 5

village assembly

Question 6

sabhas became what

Answer 6

panchayats

Question 7

what were panchayats and what did they do

Answer 7

5 ppl assembly and they solved problems at the village level

Question 8

when were elected local bodies created and who created em

Answer 8

1882 ke baad

lord rippon the viceroy of India at the time

Question 9

what were these elected local bodies called

Answer 9

local boards

Question 10

what did the first govt of india act do and in which year was it passed

Answer 10

it establised village panchayats in a number f provinces

1919

Question 11

when was the next government of india act passed

Answer 11

1935

Question 12

who strongly pleaded for decentralisation of economic and social powers during the freedom movement

Answer 12

mahatma gandhi

Question 13

what was affective decentralisation according to mkg

Answer 13

strengthening village panchayats

Question 14

what were instruments of decentralisation and participatory democracy

Answer 14

panchayats

Question 15

what did independence mean for our leaders

Answer 15

assurance that there will be decentralization of decision making executive and administrative powers

Question 16

where is local govt mentioned in the constitution

Answer 16

subject of local govt was assigned to the states and is mentioned in the directive principles of state policy but these are non justiciable and hence merely advisory
so it is felt that the subject of local government was not given adequate imp in the constitution

Question 17

why didn’t the the constitution give adequate importance to local govts

Answer 17

1. the turmoil caused by the partition resulted in unitary inclination the the constitution . Nehru himself was worried that localism would case a threat to the unity and integrity of a nation
2. br ambedkar felt that the faction and caste ridden nature of the rural areas would defeat the noble purpose of local govt at the rural level

Question 18

many members of the constituent assembly wanted village panchayats to be the basis of democracy but what were they concerned about

Answer 18

factionalism and other ills present in rural areas

Question 19

local govt got a fillip after which acts

Answer 19

73rd and 74th constitutional amendment acts

Question 20

before 1992/ 73rd and 74th amendments , what efforts took place in the direction of developing local govt bodies in independent india

Answer 20

community development programme 1952 which promoted ppls participation in local development activities
three tier system of panchayati raj was recommended for rural areas
states like gujarat and maharashtra adopted this in 196- but many states ka local bodies did not have enough power and functions so they had to depend on state and central govts for financial aid
many states thought this was unnecessary and these dissolved and local govt was handed over to govt officers
indirect elections were often post poned
after 1987 a review of the functioning of local govt institutions was done
in 1989 the pk thungon committee recommended recognition in the constitution for local govt bodies
a constitutional amendment was recommended which would
provide periodic elections for local bois
provide funds
enlist its functions

Question 21

when were the 73rd and 74th amendments introduced

Answer 21

1989

Question 22

what were the 73rd and 74th amendments aimed at

Answer 22

to strengthen local govts and provide uniformity in its structure and functions across the country

Question 23

when were the two amendments passed by the parliament

Answer 23

1992

Question 24

when did the two amendments come into force

Answer 24

1993