Q4 What is meant by local government? Also write its historical background.

Ans: Local Government:

A government by the local people who formulate and implement domesti

policies at the local level is called the local self-government.

Historical background:

The Following is the historical background of the system of local governmen

in Pakistan.

Viceroy Lord Rippon’s system of local governments:

Viceroy Lord Rippon enforced the Local Government system through an act

in 1884 is South Asia and established local boards at district and Tehsil

level. Their responsibility was to solve the problems of local people but these

institutions failed to solve the problems because they had neither the powers

nor the resources.

President Ayub Khan’s Basic Democracies System:

President Ayub Khan issued an order for Basic Democracies on 27th

October, 1989 which introduced a system of local government in Pakistan. It

was called Basic Democracy’ system. Its main aim was to transfer the

power at the lower level through their own representatives. This could not

bring any substantial changes and came to an end. The system of local

governments was not even successful in Bhutto regime.

General Zia-ul-Naa’s Local Government System:

When Zia-ul Haq came to power, the Local Government system was

enforced again and the elections of Local Governments were conducted

twice. This system was established on firm basis and it kept on progressing

step by step but the majority of people could not get reasonable benefit from

this system.

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