Question

1. Name the three types of local self-government. 2. How are the members of a municipality elected? 3. What are the sources of income of municipalities? 4. Write down any four functions of municipalities. 5. What are cooperative societies? How do they help traders and farmers? 6. Distinguish between the Municipal Council and the Municipal Corporation.​

Answer 1

1- Panchayats( village level)

-block samitis (block level)

-zila parishads(district level)

3-the sources of income of municipality :Council is taxes, such as Property Tax, Octroi, TaxMunicipal Corporation is to govern cities with a population of more than 100,000 people. Municipal Councils are for towns between 25,000 and 100,000 in population. on Vehicles, Tax on Animals, Tax on advertisements. Toll tax, Profession Tax, Entertainment Tax, etc. As is clear Muncipalities have different sources of income.

4-four function of municipalities are:

-Urban planning including town planning.

-Regulation of land-use and construction of buildings.

-Planning for economic and social development.

-Water supply for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes.

5-A co-operative society is a voluntary association of individuals having common needs who join hands for the achievement of common economic interest.

-they help traders and farmers : co-operative marketing society provides market finance to farmers and ensures better returns to their produce. Besides marketing society can act as an agent of credit co-operative society and help to recover loans advanced by credit societies.

6-Municipal Corporation is to govern cities with a population of more than 100,000 people. Municipal Councils are for towns between 25,000 and 100,000 in population.

2-the member of municipalities are elected by A municipal corporation is made up of a wards committee. Each ward has one seat in the wards committee. Members are elected to the wards committee on the basis of adult franchise for a term of five years. These members are known as councillors or corporators.

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