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E. Answer in one word or phrase :
1. What type of local self-government is set up in a transitional area?

2. Who can contest election to a Nagar Panchayat?
3. How many seats are reserved for women in a local self-government?
4. What is the chairman of a Nagar Nigam called?
5. Who executes the decisions of a Nagar Nigam?
6. What are the two chief sources of income for a local self-government?

F. Answer the questions in brief :
1. How is a rural area different from an urban area?
2. What is a Nagar Panchayat? Where is it constituted?

3. How is election to a Nagar Palika carried out?
4. What do you mean by ex-officio members of a local self-government?
5. What are the important functions of a Nagar Palika?
6. How does a Nagar Palika/Nigam fail to meet the needs and expectations of the people? What
happens then?

G. Answer the questions in detail :
1. What are the three types of local self government in urban areas at present? Explain them.
2. What are important sources of income for a local self-government?
3. What type of grievances do people have against local self-government?

4. What are the important functions of Nagar Nigam?
5. What are the main functions of Nagar Panchayat?

1. How do people feel about the local government’s work in your area?
2. How can we say that Nagar Nigam and Nagar Palika are similar in nature?

Surat, One of the Cleanest Cities of India
During the year 1994, Surat was considered the dirtiest city in India. The problem began with dirt and
rotten garbage strewn all over the city. The poor sanitary conditions led to the outbreak of plague in
1994. The citizens and the civic authorities blamed each other for this mass. Several people lost their
lives and more than 3,00,000 deserted the town to be away from this deadly disease. The Municipal
Corporation of Surat was assisted by the state government, the central government as well as the World
Health Organisation (WHO) to check the plague. Within a span of 18 months the city became the
cleanest in the country. People’s participation, growing civic pride, co-operation and sincerity brought
about a great change. The city was divided into zones, each under a commissioner. Garbage was
dumped in landfills, roads were swept twice a day, citizens could register complaints against civic
authorities and people were fined for lattering the streets.
Surat thus became the talk of the nation and to this date, it continues to be the cleanest city in India.

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