Local Government-Rural and Urban as a paper is being taught at the graduate and post-graduate level in Public Administration institutions at the central and state level to have been considered in respect of their syllabus, course contents and requirements. Thus the material presented here would be of intrest as well as great use to the students of Public Administration. This book has been espicially designed for UGC-NET/SLET Examiniation, M.A. (Public Administration), and other competitive examinations by UPSC and Public Service Commision of various States.