LOCAL, STATE AND CENTRAL LEVEL

LOCAL, STATE AND CENTRAL LEVEL

Now that you know that the government is responsible for so many different things, can you think of how it manages to do all these? The government works at different levels: at the local level, at the level of the state, and at the national level. The local level means in your village, town, or locality, the state level would mean that which covers an entire state like Haryana or Assam and the national level relates to the entire country (see the maps). Later in this book, you will read about how local level government functions, and when you go into the next few classes you will learn about how governments function at the state and central levels.

Activity:

Look at the maps above. They show the States, Union Territories, and Districts of India. Find out the following information from these maps and various other resources.

* Names of the neighbours of India

* Names of your State or Union Territory and its neighbours

* Names of your District and its neighbours

* Routes from your District to the National Capital

Source: This topic is taken from NCERT TEXTBOOK