Civics- Municipal administration (Extra Questions)

Civics- Municipal administration (Extra Questions)

1. What are the three types of Urban Local Bodies?

Nagar Panchayats, Municipal Councils , Municipal Corporations

2. Who guides the elections of the Municipal Corporation?

The State Election Commission

3. Whom are seats reserved for in a municipal Corporation?

Backward classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women.

4. Who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Municipal Corporation?

 The Municipal Commissioner

5. What powers does the Municipal Commissioner have?

Administrative powers

6. Why a Municipal Councillor important to his ward?

 He provides basic amenities for the ward, and identifies the core issues of the respective ward and takes steps for the people in his ward.

7. What is the function of a ward Committee?

 Is to be as a representative of the people residing in a ward.

8. How does the Municipal Corporation stop the spread of obnoxious trades?

By regulating the spread of negative trades.

9.How does the Municipal Corporation promote education?

Establish and maintain primary schools.

10. How does the Municipal Corporation propagate the protection of the environment?

Plant and maintain roadside and other trees.

11. How does the Municipal Corporation help low income groups?

Provide housing for low income groups.

12. How does the Municipal Corporation effectively implement various development programmes?

It synchronizes with the State government.

13. What are the various facilities provided by the Municipal Corporation?

Facilities such as the parks, libraries, reading places for senior citizens etc.

14. How mandatory functions does the Municipal Corporation perform concerning public health? They supply pure and wholesome water and built public hospitals.

15. Why does the Municipal Corporation collect tax from the people?

For providing and running several services.

16. What is a tax?

A sum of money that people pay to the government for the services the government provides.

17. What is plague?

Bacterial disease of rodents that can spread to Humans and other animals by infected fleas.

18. What was the main reason for the plague epidemic in Surat?

The insanitary sewerage conditions and the inept health infrastructure.

19. Why do Surat faced a huge financial loss during the plague?

People began to leave the city and many businesses left the city. Also trains refused to stop at the city.

20. Why do the state governments give grants to the municipalities?

Because the expenses of the municipalities are more as compared to its income.

21. What is the Advance Locality Management (ALM)?

A joint venture of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and Citizens for

Sustainable Environment Friendly Waste Management Programme for the neighbourhood buildings.

22. Why was it set up?

To encourage citizens to raise issues and problems in their locality.

23. What is the objective of the Malabar Hill Advanced Locality Management?

Objective of bringing together members, individuals, housing societies as well as buildings within clearly defined geographical limits, for the purpose of improving the quality of services and facilities.

24.  What does the MHRA provide to housing societies?

 Free supply of Garbage bags

25. Why do you think Advanced Locality Management is useful? 

 Focuses on the problems of the locality and is more locality centric.

26. How does the MHRA take care of waste management?

Keeps a check on segregation and collection of dry and wet waste from the area by a sustained campaign.

27. What is a Municipal Corporation?

A Municipal Corporation is established in big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai etc., to solve the local problems of the people staying in these cities. Its main functions are sanitation, records of birth and death, establishment of school and libraries, establishment and maintenance of hospital, water and electricity supply etc.

28. Critically evaluate the role of the Ward Councillors.

A ward councillor is directly elected to represent and serve the people in a specific ward. The ward councillor should make sure that the interests of the people in the ward are represented in a proper manner. The ward councillor remains in touch with the key issues in their area, understand the crucial problems and monitor its development. The ward councillor acts as a spokesperson for the people in the ward. They are the direct link between the council and the voters. People can also bring their problems to the ward councillor and he/she should deal with these in a suitable way.

29. What are the functions of Ward Committee?

The important functions of Ward Committee are as follows:-

1. Supervision of the overall municipal work.

1. Water and sanitation requirements.

1. Identification of slums and their upgradation.

1. Public health - information dissemination.

1. Environment protection.

1. Supervision of public physical infrastructure like hospitals, schools and roads.

30.  Explain the composition of the Ward Committee.The Ward Committee is a committee that includes the councillor and the a few residents of that ward. It is designed so to be representative of the people residing in that ward. The ward councillors are elected by the people.

31. Discuss the impact of Plague on Surat.The epidemic has caused mass panic and alarm in the city, the state, and the whole country. Within days of the outbreak about 300,000 people left Surat, and all work ceased. Many people even left other cities in the state even though there were no positive cases. Trains were not allowed to stop at Surat station. It has cost Surat a huge loss in terms of business.

32. Explain the features of the Municipal Corporation.The local bodies of the cities having large population are called Municipal Corporation. The area of the work of the corporation is wider. The number of elected representatives varies in between 50 to 100. The day to day work is looked after by various committees.

33.  Explain the relation between the local bodies and the state government.

The local bodies cannot work without the permission of the state government. The state government keeps a strict watch on the financial grants that are given to the local bodies. It should get the permission of the state in levying any new tax, in getting public loan that can be taken only with the permission of the state government. A state government can dissolve any Municipality or Municipal Corporation if it is not satisfied with its performance. The main function of the local bodies and the state government is to promote the welfare of the people.