Forgetting First June: Ubiquitous but Invisible Urban Local Bodies in India
Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in India gained constitutional recognition with the enactment of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, which came into effect on June 1, 1993. This reform was the urban counterpart to the 73rd Amendment Act that institutionalized Panchayati Raj in rural India. While April 24 is nationally celebrated as Panchayati Raj Day, marking…
