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9. In the big cities of India like Delhi, Mumbai, the Municipal Corporation look

after the interests of the people and in small cities, Municipal Committees look

after the interest of the people.

10. In 1882, the Viceroy of India, Lord Ripon, created the local boards in the form

of local government.

11. In 1992, the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments were passed by the

parliament.

12. The 73rd amendment is about rural local governments known as PanchayoU

Raj institutions, it demarcated the levels of Panchayati Raj in Gram Panchayat the

base, Iviandal (Block) intermediary and the Zila Panchayat apex.

13. The 73rd amendment included the three tier structure (mentioned above),

elections at every regular interval of five years, reservations for SC’s, ST’s and

OBC’s and 29 subjects from state list in eleventh schedule of constitution were

transferred to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI).

14. The 74th Amendment dealt with the Urban local bodies or Nagarpalikas. This

is a repetition of the 73rd amendment except that it applies to the Urban areas only.

15. Sometimes, the formation of the local bodies is criticized on the ground not to

change the way in which decisions are taken at the central and state level and the

people at the local level do not enjoy much power of choosing allocation of

resources.

16. The dependence of local bodies on the state governments and Central

Government for financial support has greatly eroded their capacity to operate

effectively.