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Gram Panchayat of Rampur village, with elected ward members, manages local sanitation, village roads and drinking water on behalf of residents. A student describing this arrangement to a CS class calls it the lowest tier of local self governance because the institution is:

Local self governance means local affairs are managed by representatives elected by the local community. A Gram Panchayat with elected ward members running village sanitation, roads and water fits this, because decisions are taken close to the people rather than by appointed outside officers.

  1. ARun by officers posted by the Union Government without local election
  2. BManaged by locally elected representatives who handle local affairs for the communityCorrect
  3. CA private trust that delivers services for profit
  4. DA court that settles disputes between neighbouring villages

Explanation

Local self governance means administration of local affairs by bodies whose members are elected by the local people. The Gram Panchayat fits this since its ward members are elected and it handles local civic matters. Appointed officers of the Union or a profit-driven trust would not be self governance.

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