Grassroot Democracy Part 3

Participatory democracy means

• the participation of men in the running of the country

• the participation of men and educated women to ensure good governance

• the participation of ALL men and women in the running of the country

• giving people living in the cities to ensure there is law and order

local government structures in urban areas are called

• panchayat system

• urban local bodies

• state governments

• central governments

Urban local bodies are found in

• villages

• districts

• towns

• cities

cities and towns are divided into wards .

From each ward representatives are elected by the people.

These ward members form ward committees.

• true

• false

Identify an activity that is nor performed by a ward.

• organising health camps

• organising an IPL match

• taking care of garbage collection

• implementing government schemes.

Urban bodies take care of the cities with funds which they collect as

• taxes

• fines

• gifts

• donations

The road in front of your house is filthy because the neighbours are throwing their rubbish on the streets. Whose responsibility is it to keep the road clean?

• municipal corporation

• ward committee

• citizens as well as the municipal corporation

• patwari

Where would you find a nagar panchayat?

• village

• district

• town

• city

Only cities with a population of 10 lakhs has a municipal corporation

• false

• true

Mahanagar Nigam is another name for

• municipal council

• municipal tax

• municipal corporation

• nagar panchayat