TY - GEN AU - Sachdeva, Pradeep TI - Local Government in India SN - 9788131760444 U1 - 352 PY - 2011/// CY - New Delhi PB - Pearson Education India KW - N1 - Contents Preface xv 1. Meaning, Scope and Significance of urban local goverment 1 2. Urbanization: Indian Scenario 14 3. Evolution of Urban Local Government in India 38 4. National Commission on Urbanization 53 5. The Constitution (74th Amendment, Act, 1992 58 6. Municipal Councils 74 7. Municipal Corporations 93 8. Urban Local Government Personnel Administration 114 9. Urban Local Government Finances 128 10.State Control over Urban Local Governments 146 11. Special Purpose Urban Authorities 164 12. Urban (Town) Planning 178 13. Ministry of Urban Development 200 14. Urban Poverty Alleviation 219 15. Urban Development Authorities 231 16. Role of Political Parties in Urban Local Governments 254 17. Leadership in Urban Local Governments 261 18. People's Participation in Urban Local Governments 281 19. Performance of Urban Governments 294 Index 301 ER -