Question

We know more and more people are coming to cities for employment and hence population increased. The responsibility of a Municipal Corporation also increased.The work has been distributed among different committees . Name any two such committees and mention their work.

Answer 1

In many States local bodies have become weak and ineffective on

account of a variety of reasons, including the failure to hold regular

elections, prolonged supersessions and inadequate devolution of powers

and functions. As a result, Urban Local Bodies are not able to

perform effectively as vibrant democratic units of self-government.

2. Having regard to these inadequacies, it is considered necessary

that provisions relating to Urban Local Bodies are incorporated in the

Constitution particularly for-

(i) putting on a firmer footing the relationship between the State

Government and the Urban Local Bodies with respect to-

(a) the functions and taxation powers; and

(b) arrangements for revenue sharing;

(ii) Ensuring regular conduct of elections;

(iii) ensuring timely elections in the case of supersession; and

(iv) providing adequate representation for the weaker sections like

Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women.