Q. With reference to ‘Evolution of Urban bodies in India’, consider the following statements:
1. The Calcutta Municipal Corporation was the first municipal corporation to be set up in India.
2. Lord Ripon’s Resolution of Local Self Government introduced a two-tier system of local governance at municipality level.
3. Under the Government of India Act of 1919, local self-government became a reserved subject under the direct charge of Governor.
How many of the above given statements are correct?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect: The first municipal corporation in India was established in Madras in 1687. It followed by the creation of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation and the Bombay Municipal Corporation in 1726.
Statement 2 is correct: In 1882, Lord Ripon’s Resolution of Local Self-Government created the outline and structure of municipal governance in India. It introduced a two-tier system of governance at municipal level. According to Lord Ripon’s Resolution of Local Bodies in 1882, district boards and local boards were formed.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Under the dyarchical scheme introduced in the provinces by Government of India Act of 1919, local self-government became a transferred subject under the charge of responsible Indian minster
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