St. Andrews Scots Sr.

Sec School
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9 Avenue, I.P. extension,Patparganj , Delhi-110092
Session – 2022-2023

Class IV Subject: Social Science Lesson 3-Local Self Government in Cities

New Words:

1.municipality
2.committee
3. councillors
4.cooperate
5.residents
6.certificate
7.organizations
8.establishment
9.dispensaries
10.Mayor

Define the following terms:

residents : someone who lives at a particular place

dispensary : a medical clinic run by government or any other organization

certificate : a document that records a fact, like birth or death

Fill in the blanks:

1.The government of a country looks after the welfare of the people.

2.The Local governments are formed at villages and cities.

3. The head of a Municipal Corporation is called Mayor.

4. A Municipality works to provide good living conditions to the residents

of a town or city.

5. Elections take place after every five years .

6. In small cities, the local government is called a Municipal Committee .

Answer these questions:

Q1. Why were local self- governments formed in the cities of India?

Ans. India is a large country. It is not possible for one government to look
after the needs of all the people. Therefore , the local self governments were
formed in the cities of India.

Q2. How does the election of a Municipal Corporation take place ?

Ans.a. Elections of Municipal Corporation take place after every five years.
The city is divided into small units called wards.

b. People who are 18 years of age cast their votes and elect their members.

c. One member is elected from each ward. These elected members are
called Municipal Councillors.

Q3.Who elects the members of the Municipality?

Ans. People of the city who are above 18years of age elect the members of
the Municipality.

Q4. Write five functions performed by the Municipality.

Ans. The five functions performed by the Municipality are :

a. supply of clean drinking water.
b. sewage disposal
c. issuing birth and death certificate
d. maintenance of public hospitals and dispensaries.
e. establishment and maintenance of primary schools.

Q5. How can we help the Municipality?

Ans. We can help the Municipality by :

a. paying our taxes honestly.
b. keeping our roads and parks clean.

Think and answer:

Q1.Why we should pay our taxes honestly?

Ans . We should pay our taxes honestly so that the government can
function properly and maintain all the public services.

ACTIVITY
Make a list of various ways by which you can help the Local self-
government of your town/city.