Select a few cities, from your State and from a few neighbouring States. These may include the city you live in or the city nearest to your town or village. How will you find out if they have a Nagar Panchayat, Municipal Council or Municipal Corporation? Draw a table with the names of the cities and the type of urban local body each of them has.
To find out the type of urban local body, students should research the population of each city and apply the classification.
Cities with population above 10 lakhs have a Municipal Corporation (Mahanagar Nigam), cities with population between 1-10 lakhs have a Municipal Council (Nagar Palika), and smaller towns have a Nagar Panchayat.
Students can find this information from government websites, census data, or municipal websites.
The table would list cities in one column and their urban local body type in another column, showing the relationship between city size and governance structure.
Explanation
The chapter clearly states: 'Only cities with a population above 10 lakhs have a Municipal Corporation (also called 'Mahanagar Nigam') as their highest body. Between 1 and 10 lakhs, the highest body is a Municipal Council (also called 'Nagar Palika'). Cities and towns with smaller populations have a Nagar Panchayat.' This activity helps students apply this classification to real cities.
Solution Steps
Research the population of each selected city from your State and neighbouring States
Apply the classification criteria: population above 10 lakhs = Municipal Corporation, population between 1-10 lakhs = Municipal Council, smaller towns = Nagar Panchayat
Use government websites, census data, or municipal websites to find accurate population figures
Draw a table with two columns - one for city names and one for the type of urban local body