1. What is the meaning of the term Panchayat?
2. What is the importance of local-self government?
3. What are the three main organs of a Municipal Commitee?
4. What are the defects and problems of Urban local self-government?
Answers
Answer:
1. The term panchayat means a village council.
2. The significance of the local self government is that it bestows numerous benefits upon the inhabitants of the areas it operates in. It functions as a school of democracy wherein citizens are imparted political and popular education regarding issues of local and national importance
3. The Three organs of the government namely the legislature, the executive and the judiciary functions in such a manner as not to create intrusion in the exercise of power against one other and keep check against each other to a prevent misuse of power.
4. Finance Scarcity– The one of the most common problem which is faced by the local bodies is the scarcity of finance and funds. When compared to their functions, their source of income is insignificant. Their main sources of income includes different type of taxes.