2. Who is a Municipal Councillor? What is the Committee system under a
Municipality?
is the link between Gra Sabha and Gram Panchayat
Answers
Answer:
A Municipal Councillor is an elected representative of a ward. He is also known as Ward Councillor.
Explanation:
Answer:
The first Panchayati system (called “Panchayati Raj”) came up in Nagaur city of Rajasthan in 1959 as per the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Committee. This Committee did far-reaching work in the area of rural democracy, which brought Balwant Rai the title of “Father of Panchayati Raj.” Gradually, this system was adopted by other states like Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
However, the Constitution did not lay an obligation upon governments to constitute panchayats. Article 40 only provided a Directive Principle of State Policy that said the State should organise village panchayats and give them the necessary powers and authority to function, but this was not mandatory.
Over time, the Panchayati systems that had cropped up started going lax. A need was felt for a more well-established decentralized administration. The L.M. Singhvi Committee was appointed in 1986 to study the problems faced by panchayats. It gave several recommendations, including that panchayats should be constitutionally recognised, promoted and preserved