Institution of Local Self Governance and its Linkages with Tourism
Institution of Local Self Governance and its Linkages with Tourism
Institution of Local Self Governance and its Linkages with Tourism
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6. Zilla Parishad: It constitutes the apex in the Panchayati rajsystem <strong>of</strong> rural loca l government in India.7. Di.s trict: means a district in a State or a portion <strong>of</strong> territory, regionor local ity, notified under the statutes <strong>of</strong> the state.8. Intermediate level: It means a level between the village <strong>and</strong>district levels specified by the Governor <strong>of</strong> a State by publicnotification.9. Panchayat area: means the territorial area <strong>of</strong> a Panchayat.10. Population: It means the population as ascertained at the lastpreceding census <strong>of</strong> which the relevant figures have beenpublished.11.Metropolitan area: It means an area having a population <strong>of</strong> tenlakhs or more comprised in one or more districts <strong>and</strong> conSisting <strong>of</strong>two or more municipalities or panchayats or other contiguousareas, specified by the governor by public notification to be ametropolitan area.12. Municipal area: It means the territorial area <strong>of</strong> a municipality asnotified by the governor.13. Nagar Panchaya: It is mainly a transitional area, an area that istransformed from a rural to an urban area. Such an area isbasica lly rural in character, which over a period <strong>of</strong> time developurban characteristics. Such an urban local body would have toperform both rural <strong>and</strong> urban functions. Nagar Panchayats evennow exist in some states.14. Municipal Councils : It is constituted in a smaller urban area.15. Municipal corporations: It is constituted for larger urban areas.It is the topmost <strong>of</strong> urban local government. It is set up under aspecial statute by the state legislature.16. Constitution: It is a body <strong>of</strong> fundamental principles accord ing towhich a state is governed .76