MPA-016: DECENTRALISATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE – M.A. (SOCIOLOGY) – MSO -2019-20 (English)

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Indira Gandhi National Open University
Elective Course in M.A. Sociology
MPA-016: DECENTRALISATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)

Maximum Marks: 100
Programme Code: MSO
Weightage: 30%

Course Code: MPA-016
Assignment Code: MPA016/ASST/TMA/2019-20

This Assignment consists of Section – I and Section – II. There are five questions in each section. You have to answer a total of five questions in about 500 words each, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each question carries 20 marks.

SECTION-I

Question 1) Describe the significance of democratic decentralisation in India. 20
Question 2) Discuss the Constitutional dimensions of democratic decentralisation in India. 20
Question 3) Examine the Bhagidari programme of Government-Citizen Partnership as amodel of good governance. 20

Question 4) Write a note on functional decentralisation. 20
Question 5) Examine the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions. 20

SECTION-II

Question 6) Discuss the intra-relationship between the various tiers of the rural local bodies. 20
Question 7) ‘The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, fully empowers the municipalities to function as an effective institution of self-governance.’ Examine. 20
Question 8) Explain the significance of capacity building of local administration. 20
Question 9) What are the major challenges to sustainable development and environment? 20
Question 10) Write short notes on the following in 250 words each:
a) Multi-level planning. 10
b) Limitations of Macro-level planning. 10