Local government in India

Characteristics / Features of Local Government There are some characteristics on which the system of local government is based which are as follows: 1) Local Area : Local governments is an important administrative division of a country that local government is responsible for looks this areas termed as a city , a town, a ward or a village. The local government takes care of the people. The group of people administrate of particular areas and it is run by an authority or any persons who are

Asia Research Centre Working Paper 19 Challenges for Urban Local Governments in India Written by Rumi Aijaz Rumi Aijaz was Visiting Research Fellow at Asia Research Centre in 2006. E-mail: rumi_pvg@rediffmail.com A section of this working paper has been accepted for publication in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Asian and African Studies, by Sage Publications Ltd. Copyright © Rumi Aijaz, 2007 All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of research

as a concept, is as old as civilisation; growing and developing itself according to time and space. It is the process of decision making and the process by which decisions are implemented. Democracy is considered as one of the best forms of the government which ensures and promote the basic human values and rights such as justice, equality, liberty and fraternity. For Aristotle, freedom is the underlying principle of democracy and only in a democracy the citizens can have a share in freedom. There

INTRODUCTION Panchayati Raj is mainly found in countries like India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. In Indian Sub continent it is the oldest system of government. The word Raj means to rule and the word panchayat means assembly. The panchayat or the assemblies settled fights between the individuals and the village disputes. Sarpanch or Mukhiya is the main leader or head of the panchayat. The System of Panchayati Raj was introduced by the constitutional amendment in 1992. It is based upon the

Introduction: The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992 was enacted to reform the Panchayat System in India. The Legislature of Indian States were given powers to determine the powers and composition of Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayats. Hence, the powers, functions and composition of Gram Panchayats are determined by the State Governments in accordance with the local needs. Gram Sabha Gram Sabha has been envisaged as the foundation of the Panchayati Raj system. A village having population

Research Paper Foreign Direct Investment should be allowed in India in order to complete the cycle of Globalization and integration of Markets across the globe as well as to benefit India. Foreign Direct Investment refers to the type of investment into a country that is characterized by the inflow of funds from a foreign source that can be in the form of ownership such as stocks, bonds, infrastructural presence, etc. by the element of ‘control’. FDI is defined as the net inflows of investment

Introduction Local government institutions have always existed in India in one form or another since ancient times. The present form of urban local government owes its genesis to the British rule. The initiation began with Samuel Laing, member of the Viceroy's Council, in the Budget Speech (1861-62) proposing that local services should be based on local resources. Lord Mayo's Resolution of 1870 introduced the concept of elected representatives in the municipalities. Lord Ripon is considered the founding

“limitations and fragilities of colonial powers” (pp 2) in the nineteenth century India. He discusses in his article the hybrid cotton’s development in America, which India received to cultivate. Hazareesingh highlights the political, economic, and ecological effects cotton imperialism had in India in the 1800s. By highlighting the effects that the experimentation of the hybrid cotton plant, Hazareesingh explains the locals’ prejudices and the Indian government’s role. To begin, Hazareesingh explains

in Silicon Valley, the intellectual capital in India and the trend of outsourcing in current global competition altogether bring India a great competitive advantage. Looking at the other two determinants of the diamond (Related/Supporting Industries, and Firm/Industry Structure/Strategy) it is not really convincing that those are the determinants of India’s success. Electricity, road, and communication in India are not good enough for supporting India in global competition. Rivalry and Indian’s firm

Firs, this report will contain the overview of international responses interpreted by five different media sources such as CNN, The Kathmandu Post, Reuters, Zee News India and Hindustan Times. In addition, the sources will then be examined in detail focusing on the efforts of disaster relief assistance provided by the Nepali government and several other agencies. Subsequently, this media report will be concluded by generally analysing the role of media in framing the global events. Five different