UPSC Prelims 2001·GS1·polity-and-governance·governance

In which one of the following areas does the State Government NOT have control over its local bodies?

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  1. ACitizen’s grievances
  2. BFinancial matters
  3. CLegislation
  4. DPersonnel mattersCorrect

Explanation

The correct answer is D. While State Governments exercise significant control over local bodies in areas of legislation, financial matters, and the redressal of citizen grievances, they do not have absolute control over personnel matters. Local bodies often have the autonomy to manage their own staff, and the recruitment process for many positions is conducted by independent bodies like the State Public Service Commission or specific local recruitment boards. This ensures a degree of administrative independence for local self government institutions.
polity-and-governance: In which one of the following areas does the State Government NOT have control over its local bodies?
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