The local bodies in urban areas.

Level Government Members Head

Towns Municipalities Elected Bodies Headed by

municipal
chairperson
Big Cities Municipal Corporation Mayor
Corporations Counsellor
 Panchayati Raj
Level Government Members
Village Gram Panchayat Several ward
members, Sarpanch

District Panchayat Elected Mp’s and

Samiti/Mandal in a MLA’s of that
district constitute district has chair
Zila Parishad person
Work Done
1. Meets twice or thrice in
an year to approve the
annual rights.
2. To review the performance
of the gram panchayat.
 Federal System

The central government cannot order the

state government to do something

The state government has the powers of

its own for which it is not answerable to
the central government.

Both the governments are separately

answerable to the people.
 Unitary System

Either there is only one level of

government or the sub units are
subordinate to the central government

The central government can pass orders to

the provincial or the local government.