Who was responsible for encouraging the local self Govt. in India?
(A) Lord Mayo
(B) Lord Lytton
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Ripon
Correct Answer : Lord Ripon
Question Asked : UPPCS (Pre) 1996, 2010, Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2002
In 1880, the Liberal party came to power in England in the leadership of Gladstone. He was the supporter of Europe’s freedom. Lord Rippon was appointed as Viceroy during this period. The landmark in the development of local self- government was Lord Ripon’s resolution of 1882. The historic resolution was issued on May 18, 1882. Ripon wanted to develop the municipalities in the country. According to him the political education of the country begins with this. Under this proposal, local boards were established in rural territories. The resolution was passed to build district sub-division, Tehsil or Taluka in every district. The municipalities were established in the cities. These institutions were given several tasks and sources of income.
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