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XVII. Public amenities including street lighting, State government. In some states, minister for
parking lots, bus stops and public conve- local self-government keeps a control on these
niences. local bodies. When the State government gives

XVIII. Regulation of slaughter houses and the grants to these municipal bodies, they keep a
tanneries. strict watch on the finances. They also monitor
To conclude, the devolution of functions to the the work of local bodies.
local bodies could meet its intended end only The State government can take action against
with a commensurate devolution of powers, them and even can dissolve them if not satisfied
political freedom and revenues by the State with its working. But, such drastic steps are rarely
governments. Further, without the administrative, needed because the aim of both local bodies and
institutional and financial reforms and capacity the State government is the welfare of the peo-
building, the local governments may not be able ple.
to execute their functions successfully To sum up, it can be said that local bodies are

RELATION OF THE LOCAL BODIES very important organisations in a democracy. We
WITH THE STATE GOVERNMENT should cooperate with the urban local bodies and
The Municipality and Municipal Corporation also be involved in the maintenance of our towns
perform under the supervision of the Central and and cities.

Terminology

Devolution : transfer of power
Allocation : the action or process of allocating or sharing out something

Delibrative : relating or intended for consideration or discussion
Amenities : the facilities provided by the governments and municipal corporations for common people
Commensurate : suitable in amount or quality compared to something else

Inside Story
Inside Story
g There is a complex network of workers and departments that carry out duties related to
urban administration in India.
g The richest Municipal Corporation in India is the one of Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Mumbai
Corporation (BMC).
g The respective State Legislatures can establish the municipal corporations by passing an
act.
g The Municipal Commissioner is the chief executive authority of the corporation and he
implements the decisions taken by the council and its standing committees.
g A municipal corporation has three authorities — the council, the standing committees and
the municipal commissioner.
g Municipalities are established for administration of towns and smaller cities.

g A municipality has three authorities — the council, the standing committees and the chief
executive officer.

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