draw backs of the local self government
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Answer:
1. There is no proper distribution of power. ...
2. Insufficient funds- this problem hinders the actual purpose of self government due to limited financial powers.
3. Indirect election to the panchayati raj allows for corrupt practices.
The merits of local self-government are
1. The local self-government takes steps to solve the problems of the people at the grass root level. This saves time, energy and money of the people. State government may be too busy in looking after bigger issues in the state. It may not have time to look into day to day problems of the people in a village. The local self-government, thus, reduces the burden of the State government.
2. Local bodies perform various important functions which help in the development of a village or a locality. For example, construction of roads, provision of clean drinking water, schemes related to the improvement of agriculture and irrigation are some of the important functions performed by the local bodies.
3. Local bodies help in the mergence of local leadership. Because State and Central ministers and other important people are busy managing the affairs of the state at large, the problems at the local level are solved by the leaders of the local bodies. This leads to the emergence of leadership at the local level.
4. Local institutions act as a training ground for the local people to confront and solve their own problems. Some people emerge as leaders who solve various socio-economic problems in an area at the local level. Many state and national-level politicians had started their careers by being the leaders of the local bodies.