Which feature of district administration enables effective governance across different territorial units?
Delegation of functions to officials at each administrative level
Effective district administration relies on delegating specific functions and decision-making authority to officials at each administrative level, from the district down to the village.
This delegation allows governance to respond effectively to local conditions and needs across different territorial units, rather than requiring every decision to pass through a single central authority.
Centralising authority in the state secretariat, keeping levels of administration disconnected, or issuing direct top-down orders would all undermine this responsive, multi-level structure.
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