Assess the Need for Local Government.
Need for local government: There are a number of problems and issues that are best settled at the local level, because people have a better knowledge of the problems in their localities.
- The local people are aware of their needs and can prioritize.
- It helps to initiate the process of direct decision making.
- It helps to inculcate the habit of democratic participation.
Local government is the best way to realize one important principle of democracy, namely local self government.