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  2. Government of India - Wikipedia

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    The next structural modification to the governance of British India, the Government of India Act 1935 (the longest Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom until surpassed by the Greater London Authority Act 1999) was aimed at devolution of powers by establishing provincial governments and the creation of civil service institutions.

  3. Politics of India - Wikipedia

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    The following 3 types of democratically elected urban local governance bodies in India are called municipalities and abbreviated as the "MC". These are classified based on the size of the population of the urban settlement. Municipal Corporation, also called the "Nagar Nigam" or "City Corporation", of cities with more than 1 million population.

  4. Worldwide Governance Indicators - Wikipedia

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    Based on a long-standing research program of the World Bank, the Worldwide Governance Indicators capture six key dimensions of governance (Voice & Accountability, Political Stability and Lack of Violence, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption) between 1996 and present.

  5. World Governance Index - Wikipedia

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    The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) is a project that reports both aggregate and individual governance indicators for over 200 countries and territories covering the period from 1996 to 2021. It considers six dimensions of governance: [1] Voice and Accountability; Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism; Government Effectiveness

  6. Local government in India - Wikipedia

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    The following 3 types of democratically elected urban local governance bodies in India are called municipalities and abbreviated as the "MC". These are classified based on the size of the population of the urban settlement. [14] Municipal Corporation, also called the "Nagar Nigam" or "City Corporation", of cities with more than 1 million ...

  7. Municipal governance in India - Wikipedia

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    It was the 74th amendment to the Constitution of India in 1992 that brought constitutional validity to municipal or local governments. Until amendments were made in respective state municipal legislations as well, municipal authorities were organised on an ultra vires (beyond the authority) basis and the state governments were free to extend or control the functional sphere through executive ...

  8. State governments of India - Wikipedia

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    State Governments of India are the governments ruling over the 28 states and 3 union territories (there 8 union territories but only 3 union territories have Legislative Assembly as well as governments) of India with the head of Council of Ministers in every state being the Chief Minister, who also serves as the head of the government.

  9. Federalism in India - Wikipedia

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    On 5 August 2019, the Government of India, by the powers vested in it by Constitution of India, passed a motion to dissolve Article 370 of the Constitution of India for the state of Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh by introducing the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act in ...