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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Important Questions from Local Government
Who is the ex-officio member of Nagar Panchayat ?
i. Nominated members
ii. Member of State Legislature who becomes a member of Nagar Panchayat
iii. Member of Lok Sabha who becomes a member of Nagar Panchayat
iv. Representatives of members of State Legislature and Lok Sabha
Who accepts the resignation of Vice President of Municipal Council ?
Who functions as Secretary to the District Planning Committee?
One of the following is a major cause of problems of urban life in India?
Consider the following statements:
1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.
2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
