Local Self Government

Government structure in India is generally classified into National, state and local governments. Local Self Government can be described as the administration of a locality like a city, a town, a village or a community. This Local Self Governments enjoys a fair amount of autonomy, which enable them to raise a part of the revenue through local taxes and spending them for the service of the area. Like all other states of the country, Local Self Governments in Haryana acts in the same format. The usual Local Self Governments are:

• Municipal Bodies
• Panchayats

The Municipal corporations and municipalities are divided into number of specific wards. The elected representatives of the wards are the Councilors who are responsible for the betterment of the civic amenities and other issues of his ward. The head of the municipalities are the Mayors or the Chairmans. The Panchayats are headed by the elected representatives called the Panchayat Pradhan. This Pradhans look after the well-being of the village or a number of villages, which falls under their Panchayat area. There are several municipal bodies and numerous Panchayats in the state government of Haryana.

For more information on the Local Self Governments in Haryana, please visit the following links:

Municipal Administration

Panchayats