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Who among the following is generally regarded as the pioneer of Local Self-Government in Modern India?
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- Ripon
- Lytton
- Mayo
- Curzon
Correct Option: A
The real benchmarking of the government policy on decentralization is attributed to Lord Ripon who, in his famous resolution on local self-government on May 18, 1882, recognised the twin considerations of local government: (i) administrative efficiency and (ii) political education.