CIVICS

Your choices are centralized administration, individual administration, or some combination of the two.

Administration. The Mayor is the head of the municipal corporation, but in most states and territories of India the role is largely ceremonial as executive powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner.

urban planning, design and regulation of the uses of space that focus on the physical form, economic functions, and social impacts of the urban environment and on the location of different activities within it.

mayormayor, in modern usage, the head of a municipal government. As such, the mayor is almost invariably the chairman of the municipal council and of the council executive committee.

Ans: Urban administration is necessary to provide the basic amenities like street lights, garbage collection, water supply, keeping the streets and the markets clean, collecting of house tax and water taxes, etc. They are responsible for cleaning of city drainage system, maintenance of parks, and market.

RBI defines rural areas as those areas with a population of less than 49,000 (tier -3 to tier-6 cities). It is generally said that the rural areas house up to 70% of India’s population. Rural India contributes a large chunk to India’s GDP by way of agriculture, self-employment, services, construction etc.

A settlement where the population is very high and has the features of a built environment (an environment that provides basic facilities for human activity), is known as urban. Rural is the geographical region located in the outer parts of the cities or towns.

The patwari is the government official whose primary role is to keep records of all the land in the villages that are overseen by him. The patwari is also known as the village accountant. The patwari acts as a liaison between the government and the farmers.

A district is the most important unit. The district administration implements the government policies and maintains law and order in the district. The administration includes the collector, various officers and employees.

In this way, Panchayati Raj is a three-tier system of rural local government in India viz, Panchayat at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the block level and Zilla Parishad at the district level with adequate powers and resources and responsible for Planning and devolution in their respective jurisdiction.