Importance Of Local-Self Government

“Local –self government denotes the right and capability of local authority within the limit of law to regulate and manage a significant share of public affairs under own reasonability and the interests of the local inhabitants”. (European Charter of local Govt. Part (1) Art 3). In today’s globalized world, there is growing emphasis on and recognition of the importance of the quality of democracy at the local level (State of Local Democracy Assessment Framework International IDEA). In the modern period decentralization of power to the people is one of the main Pillar of democracy through this decentralization at grassroots level the common citizen is connected with the process of planning, decision making and development of the country.

L. Nehru launched the community development and national extension service program in1952 to accelerate the velocity of peace of rural growth in the country. Three Lakh villages were covered under the program till 1959 (Nisar Mir 2002). Later on, due to the failure of this program, it was closed and the Panchayati Raj was introduced in the country on the recommendation of Balwant Rai committee. The committee recommends the three tier model of local governance that is Gram Panchayat, at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at block level and Zila Parishad at the District level. In rundown to this number of committees and working groups set up by various governments of the country to empower these local bodies in this direction the 73th constitutional amendment was the landmark in the context of empowerment of these local institutions which provided a constitution status to these institutions. And this act provides the 33% reservation of marginalized groups at all three tiers of local government. In contemporary many of the states provide 50% reservations for the

A new chapter of development witnessed in the state under the new leadership during this phase the state was characterized by the economic stagnation and educational backwardness. Hence the new leadership under Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah took some bold steps to accelerate up the speed of economic development in the state. In this instruction the first shows of large landed estates abolition act 1950. It was the first experiment in the entire sub- continent and this mighty act provided the solid base for the Panchayat Raj system in the state (N. A. Baba, 2002). The state government also replaced the Panchayat act 1941 by act of 1951. Even after the removal of Shiekh Abdullah’s government in 1953 was a blow to the entire reform process upshot of which the local government became dysfunctional in the state (N. A. Baba, 2002). During this period the democratic aspirations of the people of the state were undermined and the democratic institutions were subverted which encroached the faith of the people on these democratic institutions and the democracy at the grassroots became non- existent (Mushtaq Ahmad 2009).The post era of 1953 witnessed a continuous phase of deterioration of democracy and subverting of democratic