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Municipal Council of a town has elected members, but the State government keeps all taxation, budget and service delivery powers and merely lets the council hold meetings. A reviewer says this does not amount to genuine local self governance. The strongest reason is that:

Genuine local self governance requires more than elections. The body must also have devolved functions, funds and functionaries, so it can decide and deliver locally. A council that only holds meetings while the State controls taxation, budget and services lacks functional and financial autonomy.

  1. AElected members are not allowed in urban bodies
  2. BElections alone are insufficient; functional and financial autonomy must also be devolved to the bodyCorrect
  3. CMunicipalities can never levy any tax
  4. DLocal self governance applies only to villages

Explanation

Genuine self governance needs both democratic representation and real devolution of functions, funds and functionaries. A body with elected members but no powers over budget or services is only nominally self governing. The other options misstate the law since urban bodies are covered by the 74th Amendment.

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