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LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT, , , , , ity. The people of an area ., , elect bodies that are re i, , solving their problems ae ee Panchayati Raj : oP, , local resources. Problem like sanitation; Our country being so vast, it is impossible, , for the Central or the State Government,, , to look into the day-to-day affairs <, , issues. Therefor, , systemiofLocalGovernment that will:take, , care of the requirements and implement, , policies designed for the rural population,, , This system is called Panchayati Raj,, LL, , rol pe, SC) - TEN aa ar Yfor, d ‘Aic ee ROR Io, , , , , , , hes, os, , , , , , , , A well-maintained village in Tamil Nadu—the panchayat = v ee :, ensures the provision of street lights and drains, and the . S, , maintainence of streets., , water supply; electricity supply and” :, , , , Thus every village will be a republi a, panchayat having full powers. It follows :, fee therefore that every village has to be self “, ae aged at the sustained and capable of managing affairs, overnments are even to the extent of defending itself, , , , be ei, , closer to the people of their areas. They —_ against the whole world.’ °, , understand the needs, requirements and ee Sas, , problems of the people better than people Concept of Panchayati Raj, , sitting in the Centrel of State government The Panchayati Raj system is a three- :, , would. tier system of local administration based, , Structure of the Panchayati Raj on the concept of the panchayat. The, panchayat, which literally means a group, , In India, the problems faced by people, living in villages are different from those, faced by people living in towns and cities., , of five people, has been a part of our ., village life for several hundreds of years., The panchayat consisted of ver, , (Local Government elders of the village. They would meet, regularly to solve the problems of the, , villagers. They were also concerned with, , RURAL URBAN the collection of land revenue in cash of, , as products. The revenue collected was, — given to the ruler of the area in returmm for 1, Block Samiti Municipality the protection he offered., , iISTEQ ne, , , , A separate systems of local government their decision., , have been Heveloped: tom DOL! sakes. sine religious text of the ancient days also, Villages, or TUF | 1s, are governed by mentioned the importance of the system:, , , , pA, 214