TS 6th Class Social Study Material 14th Lesson Local Self-Government in Urban Areas

Telangana SCERT TS 6th Class Social Guide Pdf 14th Lesson Local Self-Government in Urban Areas Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 6th Class Social 14th Lesson Questions and Answers -Local Self-Government in Urban Areas

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Question 1.
How is garbage collected in your locality? What happens to it? (Conceptual understanding)
Answer:

1. Municipal workers / Contract workers will sweep the roads.
2. They also collect the garbage placed in dust bins through carts.
3. The garbage thus collected is put in municipal truck.
4. It will be dumped garbage yards.
5. Wherever facilities are available this will be used for making compost and recycling and producing power.

I live in Adilabad district are located in the following live in Adilabad district The following map.

Question 2.
Frame a few questions to ask the local Corporatorl Councillor to know the details of work done by the Municipality. (Reflection on contemporary issues and questioning)
Answer:

1. Councillors are elected representatives of a ward in municipality and keeps in touch with the people of ward directly to understand their needs & problems and discuss them in Municipality meetings.
2. I would ask following questions to local councilor to know the data its of work done by municipality.

1. How far has the new underground drainage laying works has reached?
2. What are the measures taken to increase the no.of beds in government general hospitals?
3. What is the progress of solar street lighting programme being implented in our city?
4. What about the proposal of solid waste management in outskirts of city?
5. What are the steps taken to increase pass percentage in local government schools?

II. Read the last para of page 124 read and comment on it. (Reading the text (given), understanding and interpretation)
A part from sweepers, there are also truck drivers and other helpers who are employed by the Contractor- All the waste from different parts of the city is dumped at the allotted places.
Answer:

1. The above-mentioned paragraph describes the functioning of a municipality.
2. The municipality is the local – self-government unit in urban areas. Headed by councilors (in municipal towns) and corporators (in corporation cities).
3. The municipality has several tasks to perform like street lighting, drainage and garbage disposal. running schools, and ration shops. hospitals etc.,
4. All these works are performed by separate departments headed by an officer who look after proper functioning of the department
5. From the above paragraph. we can say that organised form of working ields effective results.

Question 3.
Some people think that the job of the municipality is to provide public amenities while others think that the municipality should also provide dignified working conditions for those who work for it. What do you think? Give your arguments. (Reflection on contemporary issues and questioning)
Answer:

1. Both the arguments are correct,
2. Nowadays the municipalities have to perform many functions besides new functions added now and then.
3. As the resources of municipality are scarce they have to provide public amenities collecting minimum service charges and user charges.
4. Nowadays most of the works of municipalities were given on sub-contract (outsourcing)
5. These contractors are not taking any safety measures and not providing dignified working conditions.
6. Some of the works like electricity, garbage collection, cleaning of drains, spraying of fogging, etc., are dangerous jobs for which the workers have to be provided with safety and welfare measures.

Project

Question 1.
Visit any amenity provided by the nearby municipality like bus stand, hospital, school, market, public toilets, etc., and prepare a report on their condition. Prepare a poster on them.
Answer:
I visited the library’ an amenity which provided by our municipality. It is running successfully, It works morning 8 AM to 12 AM and 4 P.M to 8 P.M in the evenings.

Question 2.
Interview two municipal workers and prepare a poster on their daily schedule and the problems they face.
Answer:

Question 3.
Collect news clippings from newspapers on the working of municipalities for a week and prepare a summary of the reports.
Answer:
Students Activity.

Intext Questions

Questions given In Box P. No. 121

Question 1.
The rules of elections with regard to the municipalities are similar to that of panchayat. Compare the information given about Panchayat and correct the wrong statements given below.
a) Elections to the municipalities are held every five years.
Answer:
Yes. Elections to the Municipalities are held every five years.

b) Voter should be 18 years or older.
Answer:
Yes, voters should be 18 years or older.

c) There Is only one representative for each ward.
Answer:
Yes, there will be only one representative for each ward/division.

d) His or her name is listed In the voter list of particular ward of the village.
Answer:
Yes.

e) All ward representatives are men.
Answer:
No, One-third of the representatives will be women.

f) Anyone above the age of 21 can contest the elections.
Answer:
Yes.

Question 2.
With the help of your teacher, identify Municipal Councils or Municipal Corporations in your district?
Answer:
Students activity.

Questions given n Box P. No. 122

Question 3.
Can you distinguish between the functions of municipalities and panchayats?
Answer:
Both are local-level organisations with more or less similar functions with a little bit of differences. Our villages are mainly agriculture based. Works related to minor irrigation, watershed management, land reform measures take important place in the functions of panchayats. Very few departments are enough to look after these functions In municipalities, population is more. So to meet the needs of all of them, the functions too are many like traffic maintenance, maintaining parking places for vehicles, recreation centre etc. A number of departments headed by a number of officers look after these functions.

Question 4.
How do the departments help in the work of the municipalities?
Answer:

1. As the municipalities have to perform many works in many areas of the town, works were entrusted to separate departments.
2. For example, there will be water supply department, electricity department. education department. health and sanitation department, garbage disposal department etc.
3. It will be easy for the departments to perform their duties because these are well-marked and headed by experienced staff members.

Question 5.
What committees do you setup for the running of your school?
Answer:
If I am asked to set up such committees in my school, 1 will set up following committees,

1. Discipline committee.
2. Debate committee,
3. Cultural committee.
4. Games & Sports Committee,

Questions given in Box P. No. 123

Question 6.
What should ward Councillors do to ensure that all amenities are working properly In
their wards?
Answer:

1. Ward councilors have to ensure that all the civic amenities are available for their wards people.
2. For this, they have to undertake periodic checkings and enquiries from the people regarding their problems.
3. They have to keep constant touch with the concerned officials of the ward to see that all the systems and facilities are working properly.
4. They have to list out the problems of their wards and place them for discussion in the municipal council meetings and to see that these are approved and executed in a given time.

Question 7.
If you find garbage piled up in front of your house, what would you do?
Answer:

1. In the first instance. I will report the matter to our sanitary inspector and ward councilor.
2. If the problem continues, it will be reported to the municipal commissioner
3. Finally I will approach the print and electronic media to highlight the problem of our area so as to draw the attention to the authorities immediately.

Question 8.
If you live in a town, find out how many people work in the municipality and how
many are employed through contractors. What kind of problems do they face?
Answer:
Students activity, (li you apply to the municipality regarding the details of regular employees and contract workers. (Outsource employees) Through Right to Information Act, you will get information.)

Question 9.
Why do municipalities prefer to give out work on sub-contract?
Answer:
As the towns are being attracted by more and more people, it is becoming difficult to the municipalities to undertake increased responsibilities through regular employees. Hence they are entrusting some of the works like garbage collection, street lighting and other similar works to subcontractors (outsourcing) which is cost-effective and time-saving to the authorities.

Questions givenin Box P. No. 124

Question 10.
Where does Chinna work? Who employs her?
Answer:
Chinna works in Starlight colony and she is employed by a municipal contractor to work in that area.

Question 11.
What are the different activities they have to do, for cleaning the colony?
Answer:

1. In the first instance, they have to collect brooms and cart from their regular place.
2. They have to sweep the street and to pick up waste into the truck.
3. Sometimes they have to handpick the plastic bags, bottles, milk pouches, vegetable peels. bones and other biodegrading materials.
4. They have to separate the waste as biodegradable and non-degradable materials.
5. Sometimes they have to carry the waste by carts to designated places.

Question 12.
Is the work of Chinna and Nazma respected by all the people in the society?
Answer:
No. Many people call them abusively feeling that their profession Is unclean.

Question 13.
What do you feel about this wide difference between the two colonies?
Answer:
There is no political will to develop slums and the base no strong leadership Hence these areas are not developed whereas other areas are developed due to the pressure or leadership, political influence etc.

Question 14.
Draw an imaginary illustration of the two colonies.
Answer:

Additional Questions

Question 1.
Name the forms of urban local self-government.
Answer:
It is of three types

1. Nagar Partchavat
2. Municipality
3. Municipal Corporation.

Question 2.
Name the form of local self-government in town.
Answer:
Municipality.

Question 3.
Name the form of local sell government in city.
Answer:
Municipal Corporation.

Question 4.
How do we call the municipal members?
Answer:
Councilors.

Question 5.
Who are corporators?
Answer:
Members of Municipal Corporations.

Question 6.
What do you call the subdivision in a municipality?
Answer:
Municipal ward.

Question 7.
Name the sub-division of municipal corporation?
Answer:
Municipal divisions.

Question 8.
What is the term of municipalities and municipal corporations?
Answer:
5 years.

Question 9.
What is the major problem in cities with regard to garbage?
Answer:
Disposal of waste materials or garbage in drainage is a big problem,

Question 10.
What are the duties of ward councilors?
Answer:
They will be in touch with the people of their wards and place the needs of their ward before the council when decisions are taken.

Question 11.
What is subcontracting of work?
Answer:
Che works that were being done by municipal workers earlier were now entrusted to private companies. This type of arrangement is called sub-contract.

Question 12.
What are the feelings of Chinna?
Answer:

1. Many people call them abusively.
2. Their profession is laked down as unclean
3. Even in tea shops, they are given shapes treatment.
4. They have no access to safety and welfare measures.

Question 13.
How does the Municipality Work?
Answer:

1. Municipalities have to perform larger tasks when compared with Panchava&
2. These works cannot be done by a few people or h the councilors alone.
3. For this purpose, the municipalities employ a large number of workers, officers, clerks, and accountants.
4. Each Municipality has a number of departments each headed by an officer who is responsible for the proper work of the staff related to that department.

Question 14.
How Gangabai solved the problem of sanitation in her colony?
Answer”

1. Canagabai felt very much for not cleaning her locality and garbage in lying all over.
2. She gathered a small group of women and went to the house of their councilor and told him about the worst condition of her colony,
3. On the advice of the councilor, she made a petition with all the people of her locality.
4. Later they met the commissioner along with their councilor and submitted the petition.
5. Commissioner tried to evade the issues but on threatening he conceded their demand and their colony is cleaned regularly.

Question 15.
How do municipalities get income for their works?
Answer:

1. Municipalities levy a number of takes like house ta water and street light tases, tases on shops, film tickets, etc
2. Municipalities get grants from state and central governments.
3. Government allots funds for development projects under various schemes.

Question 16.
Write an essay on the success story of vemula wada Municipality.
Answer:

1. Vemutawada is a Nagara Panchayat 33km away from the district headquarters of Karimnagar.
2. The Raja Rajeshwara Swami temple is a well-known pilgrim center.
3. The temple attracts a large number of pilgrims and special care is taken by the temple authorities to ensure its premises are kept clean.
4. Something unique about the town is Its drinking water supply system. It is called Akasha Ganga.
5. Under the Swajaladhara scheme, these pipelines connect 10.15 households,
6. Five thousand households have been connected in this manner. Water is supplied to the houses on every alternate day.
7. The city also makes sure that garbage is collected every day.
8. They use hydraulic dumper bins, Irolly auto rickshaws, tractors, etc. to collect the garbage and dump It in the yard.
9. It is their proposal to separate plastic from other waste and the waste is to be used for power generation.
10. Most households have been provided with personal latrines.
11. The city ensures the safety of the people and lighting is arranged in the area during the festive season, especially in Bathukamma.

(Reflection On Contemporary Issues And Questioning

Question 17.
You need a birth certificate from your municipality. How to get it?
Answer:
You have to apply for It to the municipal council with proper application and fees. The births/deaths registration department will issue the same.

Question 18.
How will you solve the problem of drainage in your area?
Answer:
I will complain to our ward/division councilor/corporator and to the commissioner of municipality/corporation with a request to solve the problem on top priority.

Question 19.
You want to know the information about the ongoing developmental activities in your city? How do you get the information?
Answer:
I will apply to the concerned designated officer in the corporation through necessary application and fees under Right to Information Act.

Question 20.
You are not satisfied with the quality of road laying work In your area. What do you do for this?
Answer:

1. I will bring the matter to the notice of concerned counselor/corporator, engineering section, and to the commissioner
2. If there is no response. Then, I will highlight the problem through print and electronic media for immediate attention.

Question 21.
Do you think it is safe for Nagara Deepikas to collect garbage with bare hands? (reflection on contemporary issues and questioning)
Answer:
It is not safe to collect garbage with bare hands There lies many contaminated items in the garbage like rotten vegetables, eggs, used-out needles, shaving Nades etc. If the nagara pikas come in contact of such dangerous garbage with bare hands, the infection-causing germs can easily enter the nagara Deepika bodies through their bare hands. It is advisable to wear gloves protected from dangerous contaminants.

(Appreciation And Sensitivity)

Question 22.
Comment on the functioning of a local bodying Our area?
Answer:
Ours Is a city. It is a big corporation, a local self-governing body. Commissioner looks after all the functions. There are different committees to discharge the functions of the corporation. Corporators are elected every five years to take up corporation rulings. List of works done by the corporation :

1. Water supply
2. Street lighting
3. Maintaining and building roads
4. Drainage arid garbage disposal
5. Running schools, ration shops, hospitals etc. The work of our corporation is satisfactory.

(Note: Students may)’ improve the above information replacing corporations to municipalities based on their town).

Question 23.
Urban Local Self Government.

Form of Governance	Population	Head	Officer
1. Nagar Panchayat	20,000 to 40,000	Chairperson	Executive Officer
2. Municipal Council	40,000 to 3,00,000	Chairperson	Commissioner
3. Municipal Corporation	3,00,000 and above	Mayor	Commissioner

Answer the following questions:

1. Which is called a Nagar Panchayat?
Answer:
When the population is between 20,000 to 40.000 it is called Nagar Panchayat.

2. Who Is the Administrative Officer of a Nagar Panchayat?
Answer:
Executive Officer

3. Which is called MunicipalIty?
Answer:
When the population i between 40,000 to 3,00,000 it is called municipality.

4. Who is the head of a Municipality?
Answer:
Chairperson

5. Who is the administrative head of a municipality?
Answer:
Municipal Commissioner

6. Which is called Municipal Corporation?
Answer:
When the population above 3,00,000., it is called municipal corporation.

Question 24.

Formation of Municipalities	Areas are divided into wards. Councilors of corporators are elected. Mayors for municipal corporations and chairpersons for municipalities are also elected directly.
Works of Municipalities	Water supply, street lighting, maintaining roads, running schools, maintaining sanitation, etc.
Funds for the Municipality	Levy taxes like tax on houses, Water and street light Taxes, taxes on shops, film tickets. They get grants from State and Central governments.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who are the members elected directly for municipalities and corporations?
Answer:
Councilors and chairpersons Lo municipalities. Corporators and mayors for corporations.

2. Write any two works undertaken by municipalities.
Answer:
Water supply, sanitation, maintaining roads, etc.

3. Can municipalities charge income tax for securing funds?
Answer:
No. Income tax cannot be collected by municipalities.

4. What are the taxes collected by municipalities?
Answer:
House tax, water tax, entertainment tax, etc.

5. What else are funds of municipalities apart from collecting taxes?
Answer:
Grants from State and Central Governments.

Two marks Questions

Question 1.
What is the major problem in cities with regard to garbage?
Answer:
Disposal of waste materials or garbage in drainage is a big problem.

Question 2.
Name the sub-division of municipal corporation.
Answer:
Municipal divisions.

Question 3.
What is the term of municipalities and municipal corporations?
Answer:
5 years.

Question 4.
What do you call the subdivision in a municipality?
Answer:
Municipal ward.

Question 5.
How do we call the municipality members?
Answer:
Councilors.

Question 6.
Who are corporators?
Answer:
Members of Municipal Corporation.

Question 7.
Name the form of local self-government in city.
Answer:
Municipal Corporation.

Question 8.
Name the form of local self-government in town.
Answer:
Municipality.

Question 9.
Name the forms of urban local self-government.
Answer:
It is of three types.

1. Nagar Panchayat
2. Municipality
3. Municipal Corporation

(Objective Type Questions)

Question 1.
How many kinds of municipal bodies are there in our state? ( )
A) Three
B) Four
C) Two
D) Five
Answer:
A) Three

Question 2.
Thandur Municipality is in …………………….. district. ( )
A) Hyderabad
B) Rangareddy
C) Adilabad
D) Warangal
Answer:
B) Rangareddy

Question 3.
Municipalities levy taxes on ( )
A) Houses
B) Cinema tickets
C) Shops
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 4.
Population in Nagar Panchayat is between ……………………. . ( )
A) 20,000 to 40,000 people
B) 5,000 to 10,000 people
C) 15,000 to 25,000 people
D) 25,000 to 35,000 people
Answer:
C) 15,000 to 25,000 people

Question 5.
The term of municipal council is ( )
A) 6 years
B) 5 years
C) 3 years
D) 4 years
Answer:
B) 5 years

Question 6.
The Commissioner to the municipalities are appointed by the ( )
A) Central Government
B) Mayor
C) People of the city
D) State Government
Answer:
D) State Government

Question 7.
The head of the municipality is ( )
A) Mayor
B) Sarpanch
C) Chairperson
D) President
Answer:
C) Chairperson