Local Government, Constitutional Democracy and Federal Predicaments in India
| Published date | 01 September 2023 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231177014 |
| Author | Mayengbam Nandakishwor Singh |
| Date | 01 September 2023 |
Local Government,
Constitutional
Democracy and
Federal Predicaments
in India
Mayengbam Nandakishwor Singh1
Abstract
Local government can share the administrative workloads and tackle local affairs
democratically and with better understanding. It serves as one of the corner-
stones of building democracy from the grassroots level. The increasing trend of
decentralisation of powers provides people a platform to take part directly in
the functioning of democratic governments. Local government in India consti-
tutes the third stratum of government. Local government has constantly been
experiencing multiple challenges. One most notable challenge is the lack of fiscal
autonomy. The wave of greater politicisation of local governments by the politi-
cal parties is also incessantly increasing. Centralising local issues have become a
typical norm in Indian politics. This definitely sows the seeds for the erosion of
local democracy. The present article examines the constitutional journey of local
governments in India. It further explores the ensuing fiscal and federal challenges
unfolding in the local governments in India.
Keywords
Devolution, politics, amendment, centralisation, autonomy
Historical Trajectory, Constitutional Democracy
and Local Governments in India
Local government is universal in the sense that it operates in one form or another,
below the national government. Local government essentially means local gov-
erning institutions whose authority and jurisdictions are conned to a denite
Article
Indian Journal of Public
Administration
69(3) 678–687, 2023
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1 National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Corresponding author:
Mayengbam Nandakishwor Singh, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Hazo Road,
Amingaon, Guwahati, Assam 781031, India.
E-mail: nkishwors@gmail.com
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