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A panchayat uses a government grant to run a drinking-water scheme, and the village gram sabha reviews the spending and approves beneficiary selection. Which feature of local self-governance does this illustrate best?

It illustrates participatory, decentralised decision-making with community oversight. The panchayat implements the scheme locally and the gram sabha reviews spending and approves beneficiaries, so decisions rest with the community rather than with the Union government or a private contractor, and the grants are actively monitored.

  1. AParticipatory decentralised decision-making with community oversightCorrect
  2. BCentralised control by the Union government alone
  3. CDelegation of all decisions to a private contractor
  4. DAbsence of any public monitoring of grants

Explanation

The gram sabha's review of spending and beneficiary choice shows decisions made at the local level with community oversight, which is decentralised participatory governance. Options B, C and D contradict the facts, as the community, not the Union or a contractor, exercises review.

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