Form of Urban Local Government in India

Bibliographic Data

ID2307954
AuthorsRumi Aijaz (Observer Research Foundation)
Year2008
Volume43
Issue2
Pages131-154
Publication date2008-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0021909607087217
OpenAlexW2057219502
LanguageEN
Citations received8

The role of urban local governments in India has become extremely challenging. To ensure that demands of the urban population are addressed properly, the Indian government has initiated various policy reforms to strengthen local governments. This article describes the form of urban local government in India in the context of recent municipal reforms. Evolution of municipalities, their typology and constitution, legislation, duties, composition, management and finance practices are some aspects covered. It is concluded that municipalities in India are being empowered in various ways with the intention that they would emerge as viable units of governance at the local level

Business · Central government · Constitution · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Legislation · Local governance · Local government · Political science · Population · Sociology · Typology · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Finance · Law · Public Administration

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