Additional - Question:
Que: Who was Yasmin khala?
Ans: Yasmin khala was a Municipal Corporation employee.
Que: What had children done to the street light?
Ans: They had broken the streetlight while playing.
Que: What did children want to know?
Ans: They wanted to know who did the lights on the streets belong to.
Que: Whose duty is it to replace the streetlights?
Ans: It is the duty of the Muncipal Corporation of the city to replace the dtreetlights.
Que: Who taken decisions like where a park or a new hospital should go.
Ans: The word Councillors usually takes such decisions.
Que: What is the different between the ward Commissioner and the ward Councillors?
Ans: The Commissioner is the body elected by the councillors while the Councillors are elected by the general voters of the word.
Que: What is a tax?
Ans: A tax is a sum of money that people pay to the government for the service are elected by the general voters of the world.
Que: What type of taxes people have to pay?
Ans: People have to pay property tax on their homes as well as taxes for water and other servise.
Que: Name two departments of the Muncipal Corporation?
Ans: Water department and garbage collection department.
Que: What did the Commissioner advise gangabai?
Ans: The Commissioner advised Gangabai to get a petition signed by all the adults in the locality saying that garbage was not being collected.
Que: how can common people keep their streets clean?
Ans: They can do this by keeping dustbin/dustbins at home.
Que: How are complicated decisions taken? Explain with examples.
Ans: Complicated decisions usually affect the entire city and therefore these decisions are taken by groups of Councillors who form committees to decide issues. Foe example, if bus stands need to be improved or a crowded market place needs to have its garbage cleared more regularly, etc.
Que: Write a short note on the topic 'Sub - contracting'.
Ans: In recent times, in order to save money Commissioners of several municipalities across the country had hired private contractors to collect and process garbage. this is konwn as Sub - Contracting. this means that the work that was earlier being done by government workers is now being done by a private company or agency. These contract worker get low salary and their jobs are temporary.
Que:Explain the Juntions of the Ward Councillor and the Adiministrative staff.
Ans: The ward Councillors are elected members. They are responsible for the welfare of the people of their wards. They listen their problem and get them solved. Sometimes, they have to take committees gather together to decide and bedate issues. While the Councillor's Committeess and the councillors decide on issues, the Commissioner and the adminisrative staff implement these decisions.
All of the Ward Councillors meet andthey make a budget and the money is spent according to this. the Ward Councillors try ensure that tghe particular4 demands of their ward are placed before the entire council. These decisions are then implemented by the administrativge staff.
