Class VI T3 SS Local Bodies- Rural and Urban Textbook Solutions
Local Bodies – Rural and Urban
Exercise
I. Choose the correct answer
1.________ is set up with several village panchayats
a) Panchayat Union
b) District Panchayat
c) Taluk
d) Revenue village
Ans: a) Panchayat Union
2. _________ is National Panchayat Raj Day.
a) January 24
b) July 24
c) November 24
d) April 24
Ans:d) April 24
3. The oldest urban local body in India is __________.
a) Delhi
b) Chennai
c) Kolkata
d) Mumbai
Ans: b) Chennai
4. The head of a corporation is called a __________.
a) Mayor
b) Commissioner
c) Chair Person
d) President
Ans: a) Mayor
II. Fill in the blanks
1. __________ is the first state in India to introduce town Panchayat.
Ans: Tamilnadu
2. The Panchayat Raj Act was enacted in the year __________.
Ans: April24, 1992
3. The tenure of the local body representative is __________ years.
Ans: five
4. __________ is the first municipality in Tamil Nadu.
Ans: Walajahpet (Vellore Dist.)
III. Match
Ans:
IV. Answer the following
1. Is there any corporation in your district? Name it.
Coimbatore Corporation
2. What is the need for local bodies?
Local bodies are structures to fulfill the needs of people.
3. What are the divisions of a rural local body?
The rural local bodies are categorised into Village Panchayats, Panchayat Unions and District Panchayats.
4. What are the divisions of a Urban local body?
The urban local bodies are categorized into City Municipal Corporations, Municipalities and Town Panchayats.
5. Who are the representatives elected in a Village Panchayat?
Panchayat President
Ward members
Councillor
District Panchayat Ward Councillor
6. List out a few functions of corporations.
Drinking water supply
Street Lighting
Maintenance of Clean Environment
Primary Health Facilities
Laying of Roads
Building flyovers
7. List out a few means of revenue of village Panchayats.
House tax
Professional tax
Tax on shops
Water charges
Specific fees for property tax
Specific fees for transfer of immovable property
8. When are Grama Sabha meetings convened? What are the special on those
Days?
The Grama Sabha meetings are conducted four times a year.
January 26, May 1, August 15 and October 2.
Officers like the District Collector, the Block Development Officer, Panchayat President, Vice President, and Ward Members etc., also participate in this meeting.
The people can freely express their needs and grievances”.
9. What are the special features of Panchayat Raj system?
Special features of Panchayat Raj system:
Grama Sabha
Three tier local body governance
Reservations
Panchayat Elections
Tenure
Finance Commission
Account and Audit, etc.
10. What is the importance of Grama Sabha?
A Grama Sabha is formed in every Village Panchayat,even in smaller villages.
It is the only permanent unit in the Panchayat Raj System.
The Grama Sabha is the grass root level democratic institution in a Village Panchayat.
V. HOTs
1. Local bodies play an important role in the development of villages and cities. How?
Ans:
Local bodies are structures to fulfill the needs of people.
Panchayat, Panchayat Union and District Panchayat are rural local bodies.
Town Panchayat, Municipality and Corporation are urban local bodies
The election of local bodies takes place every five years.
There are many benefits provided by local bodies.
The services provided can be divided as obligatory functions and discretionary functions.
Obligatory Functions
• Water supply
• Street lighting
• Cleaning roads
• Drainage & sewage pipes system
• Laying down roads
• Activation of Central and State Government schemes
Discretionary Functions
• parks
• Libraries
• Playgrounds, etc.
Therefore the local bodies play an important role in the development of villages and cities.