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  2. Local government in Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    Local Government. v. t. e. Local bodies in Tamil Nadu constitute the three tier administration set-up in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a system of local government which forms the last level from the Centre. [1] Chennai Corporation (now in Tamil Nadu) in the then Madras Presidency, established in 1688, is the oldest such local ...

  3. Nagar panchayat - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A nagar panchayat ( transl. 'town council') or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban [1] and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 and less than 40,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat.

  4. Local government in India - Wikipedia

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    e. Local government in India is governmental jurisdiction below the level of the state. Local self-government means that residents in towns, villages and rural settlements are the people who elect local councils and their heads authorising them to solve the important issues. India is a federal republic with three spheres of government: union ...

  5. Vellore Municipal Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Vellore town was constituted as a third-grade municipality in 1866, promoted to first – grade during 1947, further moved to Selection – Grade from 1997. Due to the increasing population and income it was declared as Special Grade Municipality w.e.f. 01.01.1979 and became Municipal Corporation from 1 August 2008.

  6. Panchayati raj in India - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Muhamma Panchayat office, Kerala. Panchayati raj (council of five officials) is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India [1] as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities . It consists of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through which the self-government of villages is realized. [2]

  7. Ministry of Panchayati Raj - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is a branch of the Government of India. Ministry of Panchayati Raj looks into all matters relating to the Panchayati Raj and Panchayati Raj Institutions. It was created in May 2004. The ministry is headed by a minister of cabinet rank / Minister of State and transfers grants to rural local bodies for civic ...

  8. Hosur City Municipal Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Tmt. D.Sneha IAS. Hosur City Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing city of industrial hub Hosur in Tamilnadu state of India. It was the 13th Municipal corporation in Tamilnadu established on 13 February 2019. It is headed by a Mayor, who presides over a Deputy mayor, 45 councillors who represents over 45 wards of the city, and it ...

  9. Municipal governance in India - Wikipedia

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    Municipal or local governance refers to the third tier of governance in India, at the level of the municipality or urban local body. [1] Urban local bodies in India, comprising municipal corporations, municipalities, and town panchayats, are established by state governments. Municipal Corporations cater to 'larger urban areas', Municipal ...