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State Governments have failed to transfer significant powers to local governments

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The above statement is true.
Even though the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments were passed, decentralisation hasn't changed much, except in a few states. This is true for both rural and urban local bodies. Most state governments have been reluctant to give local governments the power, money, and people they need to provide public services. The roles are unclear, the money is uncertain and insufficient, and most of the people who make decisions come from the state bureaucracy. Local governments don't even have the power to decide what their taxes are based on or how much they pay.

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