23. Implication of Panchayati Raj/Municipalities as the Third Tier of Governance on India’s Federal Structure UNION STATE PANCHAYATI RAJ MUNICIPALITY 3. Zilla Panchayat 2. Block/Taluk Panchayat 1. Village Panchayat 3. Municipal Corporation 2. Municipal Council 1. Nagar Panchayat GRAMA SABHA (Village Assembly) WARD MEETINGS (for Municipal Areas Autonomous Councils for Tribal Areas Autonomous Councils are created in some States like West Bengal, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir and Assam for administration and development of certain areas with special features. But they also have statutory local bodies
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33. The UNDP HDR Report (2003)says “The risk is that the Millennium Development Goals will be undermined by entrenched groups that resist policies reallocating resources to the poorest, most marginal members of the society” This is very true in the case of local governments in India too.
34. The risk is that the 73 rd and 74 th Constitutional Amendments will be undermined by entrenched groups that resist policies reallocating resources to the poorest, most marginal members of the society This is the challenge facing us today.
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