Institutional Framework before 74th Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 Before the legislation of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 the institutions that existed in the urban areas of India used to be constituted with reference to character, size and importance of different towns and cities Different towns and cities used to have different types of administrative […]
Organizational structure
To run the administration, organization is first and foremost requirement. Organization is the arrangement of personnel for facilitating the accomplishment of some agreed purpose through allocation of functions and responsibilities. It is the relating of efforts and capacities of individuals and groups engaged upon a common task in such a way as to secure the […]
STRUCTURE OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE IN VERY SMALL CITIES WHICH ARE IN A TRANSITION FROM RURAL TO URBAN – NAGAR PANCHAYAT
Nagar Panchayats are for an urban area/centre having a population of more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants. However, there are some exceptions. All the previous town area committees (urban centres with a total population of more than 5,000 and less than 20,000) are reclassified as Nagar panchayat. Nagar panchayats have a chairman with ward […]
STRUCTURE OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE IN SMALLER CITIES AND TOWNS – NAGAR PALIKA / MUNICIPALITY/MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Municipal Councils or Municipalities are set up for an urban area/centre with population of 100,000 or more, however there are exceptions to that as previously nagar palikas were constituted in urban centers with population over 20,000 so all the urban bodies which were previously classified as nagar palika were reclassified as nagar palika even if their population was under […]
STRUCTURE OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE OF A METROPOLIS
i) Municipal Corporation – It is the topmost of urban local government and is for an urban area/centre with population above 3 lacs. As an institution it is more respectable and enjoys a greater measure of autonomy than other forms of local government.It is set up under a special statute passed by the respective state’s legislature. However, in […]
Hierarchy and Administrative STRUCTURE OF GOVERNANCE IN INDIA
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Key actors in governance
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Concept of Local Government
The concept of local government is multi-dimensional. 1) Social Local Government is an organized social entity. This in turn develops:- local government plays an important role in society by providing essential public services, promoting community development, encouraging citizen participation, fostering social cohesion, and preserving local culture, local government can contribute to the overall well-being and […]
EVOLUTION OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT IN INDIA
Local government is the tier of government administration which is closest to the people as compared to the other tiers – national, state and regional /district level. It is a system under which the people of a locality possess certain responsibilities of public local affairs, and generating money to meet their expenses. The evolution of […]
Form of governance
Democracy – a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but which is usually exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed. Federal (Federation) – a form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided — usually by means of a constitution — between a central […]