Local Government Flashcards
in which year did local govt institutions get constitutional status
1993
what is local govt
local affairs
govt at district or village level
close to the ppl
day to day live and problems of ordinary citizens
essential ingredients for democratic decision making
local knowledge and local interest
imp of local govt
advantages
how does local govt strengthen democracy
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
what does sabha mean
village assembly
sabhas became what
panchayats
what were panchayats and what did they do
5 ppl assembly and they solved problems at the village level
when were elected local bodies created and who created em
1882 ke baad
lord rippon the viceroy of India at the time
what were these elected local bodies called
local boards
what did the first govt of india act do and in which year was it passed
it establised village panchayats in a number f provinces
1919
when was the next government of india act passed
1935
who strongly pleaded for decentralisation of economic and social powers during the freedom movement
mahatma gandhi
what was affective decentralisation according to mkg
strengthening village panchayats
what were instruments of decentralisation and participatory democracy
panchayats
what did independence mean for our leaders
assurance that there will be decentralization of decision making executive and administrative powers
where is local govt mentioned in the constitution
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
why didn’t the the constitution give adequate importance to local govts
- 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
- 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
many members of the constituent assembly wanted village panchayats to be the basis of democracy but what were they concerned about
factionalism and other ills present in rural areas
local govt got a fillip after which acts
73rd and 74th constitutional amendment acts
before 1992/ 73rd and 74th amendments , what efforts took place in the direction of developing local govt bodies in independent india
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
when were the 73rd and 74th amendments introduced
1989
what were the 73rd and 74th amendments aimed at
to strengthen local govts and provide uniformity in its structure and functions across the country
when were the two amendments passed by the parliament
1992
when did the two amendments come into force
1993
