Local Self Government

Objectives

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This Lesson enables the Students - To study and understand the development of local self government before and after Indian independence - To learn about the rural and urban local governments - To learn about the nature and working of Panchayat Raj system in India - To understand the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts, 1992 - To know about the historical origin and development in local self governments in Tamil Nadu

Recap

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- Local Self Government operates at the lowest level of society. - Lord Ripon is known as the Father of Local Self Government. - Kuda Olai Murai during the Chola rule was a ballot method to elect members to the village councils. - The New Panchayat Raj system came into being in Tamil Nadu in the year 1994. - Village Panchayats are local governments of villages. - Meetings of the Grama Sabha are conducted four times a year. - Panchayat Union is formed by grouping of villages. - District Panchayat is constituted in each district. - Corporations, Municipalities and Town Panchayats are urban local bodies. - Mayor is the Chairman of the corporation. - The state Election Commission conducts the elections to the local governmet