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     The institutions of urban local government originated and developed in modern India during the period of British rule. Which of the following substantiate the argument?

    1. Local self-government was declared a provincial subject under the Government of India Act of 1935.

    2. Lord Ripon’s Resolution of 1882 has been hailed as the ‘Magna Carta’ of local self-government.

    3. First panchayats and municipal corporations in India were setup under the British.

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    Explanation:

     The major events in this context are as follows:
    • In 1687-88, the first municipal corporation in India was set up at Madras.
    • Lord Ripon‘s Resolution of 1882 has been hailed as the =Magna Carta‘ of local self-government. He is called as the father of local-self government in India.
    • Under the dyarchical scheme introduced in Provinces by the Government of India Act of 1919, local self-government became a transferred subject under the charge of a responsible Indian minister.
    • Under the provincial autonomy scheme introduced by the Government of India Act of 1935, local self-government was declared a provincial subject


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