Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 3

The Correct answer is Both A and B.

Important Point

• Local government is government at the village and district level and is closest to the common people.
• Local government is about governance and administration that involves the day-to-day life and problems of ordinary citizens. 
• Local governments got constitutional status after the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts.
• But even before that, some efforts in the direction of developing local government bodies had already taken place.

• Community Development Programme was introduced in 1952, which sought to promote people’s participation in local development in a range of activities.
• During the same time, a three-tier Panchayati Raj system of local government was recommended for the rural areas.
• Some States (like Gujarat, Maharashtra) adopted the system of elected local bodies in the 1960s.