01024pab a2200181 454500008004000000100002400040245008000064260000900144300001500153362001200168520045600180650002100636773004400657908000600701909001100707999001900718952010500737180718b2013   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMohapatra, Biswajit  aLocal self-governance and people's empowerment: Challenges and perspectives  c2013  ap.804-811.  aOct-Dec  aIn the recent years the local self government has been playing a vital role. These local bodies not only provide services to the communities but also act as an instrument of democratic self government. Besides the local self government has become an essential part of the national government structure. This level of local government is now recognised by the people as it is close to them and involve them in the decision making process. - Reproduced.  aLocal government  aIndian Journal of Public Administration  aN  a103836  c103832d103832  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 59, Issue no: 4pAR104296r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR