Gujarat/Local Government Boundaries

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Local Bodies Tagging

Rural - Panchayats

Constitution of India PART IX - Article 243B. Constitution of Panchayats.- (1) There shall be constituted in every State, Panchayats at the village, intermediate and district levels in accordance with the provisions of this Part. (2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (1), Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a State having a population not exceeding twenty lakhs.

243A. Gram Sabha.- A Gram Sabha may exercise such powers and perform such functions at the village level as the Legislature of a State may, by law, provide.

local_authority:IN=* admin_level=* Reference Feature Description
district_panchayat Article 243B - Constitution of India District (Zilla) Panchayat District (Zilla) Panchayat Headed by the President and Secretary.
district_panchayat Division Division Electoral Divisions of District panchayats, represented by district panchayat member.
block_panchayat Article 243B - Constitution of India Development Blocks / Block Panchayats / Mandal Panchayats Development Block or Block / Mandal Panchayats are the intermediate level of Panchayat raj system. headed by its President and Block Development Officer/Secretary.
block_panchayat Division Division Electoral Divisions of Block / Mandal panchayats, represented by block panchayat member.
gram_panchayat 8 Village / Gram Panchayat (Rural Local Authority / Civic body) Gram (Village) Panchayat Represented by it's President / Sarpanch and Secretary. In some states jurisdiction of Gram Sabha is same that of the Village Panchayats.
gram_panchayat 10 + ward=Ward number Ward Ward / Gram Sabha Electoral Divisions of Gram / Village panchayats, represented by Gram / Village panchayat member. In Kerala Gram Sabhas are held in Wards.

Urban - Municipalities

Constitution of India PART IXA - 243Q. Constitution of Municipalities.-(1) There shall be constituted in every State,- (a) a Nagar Panchayat (by whatever name callled) for a transitional area, that is to say, an area in transition from a rural area to an urban area; (b) a Municipal Council for a smaller urban area; and (c) a Municipal Corporation for a larger urban area, in accordance with the provisions of this Part: Provided that a Municipality under this clause may not be constituted in such urban area or part thereof as the Governor may, having regard to the size of the area and the municipal services being provided or proposed to be provided by an industrial establishment in that area and such other factors as he may deem fit, by public notification, specify to be an industrial township. (2) In this article, "a transitional area", "a smaller urban area" or "a larger urban area" means such area as the Governor may, having regard to the population of the area, the density of the population therein, the revenue generated for local administration, the percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities, the economic importance or such other factors as he may deem fit, specify by public notification for the purposes of this Part.

local_authority:IN=* admin_level=* Reference Feature Description
metropolitan_area 7 The Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Area has a population of ten lakhs or more, comprised in one or more districts, specified by Governor by public notification.
nagar_panchayat , municipality , municipal_corporation 8 Article 243Q - Constitution of India Nagar Panchayat / Municipality / Municipal Corporation (Urban Local Authority / Civic body) Nagar Panchayat / Municipality / Municipal Corporation are represented by Chairman / Mayor and Secretary.
municipal_corporation_zone Zone Zone Internal Administrative Zones of Municipal Corporations. Administered through Zonal Offices.
ward 10 Ward + ward=Ward number Ward Electoral Divisions of Municipality / Municipal Corporation / Nagar Panchayat, represented by Corporation / Municipal Councillor.

Military area - Cantonments

Cantonment area is governed by Cantonment board which is a civic administration body in India under control of Ministry of Defence. The Board comprise elected members besides ex-officio and nominated members as per the Cantonments Act, 2006.

local_authority:IN=* Reference Feature Description
cantonment_area Cantonments Act, 2006 Cantonment area (Military area Civic Administration Body) Cantonment area (Military area Civic Administration Body) represented by its Chief Executive Officer.


Proposal under discussion :-


How to map local body wards ?

https://github.com/osmkerala/lsgmaps/blob/main/local%20body%20ward%20mapping.odt

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