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What is a Nagar Panchayat? What does it look after?
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Nagar Panchayat is a form of urban local self-government that is established in towns that are under transition, that is, they are neither urban nor rural. Since such areas are not fit for establishing a municipality, Nagar Panchayats are established here. The criteria to establish such institutions vary from one state to another.
The functions of a Nagar Panchayat are to look after the following activities:
- Water supply and its maintenance
- Drainage and sewer maintenance
- Health
- Sanitation
- Primary education
- Organisation and management of fairs
- Slum improvement
Nagar Panchayat is a form of urban local self-government that is established in towns that are under transition, that is, they are neither urban nor rural. Since such areas are not fit for establishing a municipality, Nagar Panchayats are established here. The criteria to establish such institutions vary from one state to another.
The functions of a Nagar Panchayat are to look after the following activities:
- Water supply and its maintenance
- Drainage and sewer maintenance
- Health
- Sanitation
- Primary education
- Organisation and management of fairs
- Slum improvement
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