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Rupesh: I often hear about it from my parents, but I do not know
what exactly it means.

Teacher: No problem, Rupesh! You will learn it today. Everyone!
Keep attention on what I say. A rural municipality is a
lower administrative division of our nation. There are 460
rural municipalities in the nation by now. The Ministry
of Federal Affairs and Local Development dissolved the
existing village development committees and announced

the establishment of this new local body.

Structure of Rural Municipality

Chairperson

Vice (Deputy) Chairperson

Ward Four woman 2 Members from Dalit or
Chairperson Member Minority Communities

Sunita: What does it do, sir?

Teacher: It has various functions. One of them is tax collection at the
local level.

Pasang: Does it have any Nepali name?

Teacher: Of course! It is known as gaunpalika.
Rupesh: Why is it formed, sir?

Teacher: It is formed to facilitate local people more effectively
and efficiently. The recent Constitution of Nepal 2072
has provided sufficient power to rural municipalities for
executing their plans and projects. A rural municipality

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