Local Government
Local government in India refers to governmental jurisdictions below the level of the state. Since 1992, Local government in India has been formalized as Urban Local Governments (74th Amendment to the Constitution) and the Panchayati Raj Institutions (73rd Amendment to the Constitution). Urban localities derive their powers from the individual State governments, while the powers of rural localities have been formalized under the Panchayati Raj System. As of 2017, there are a total of 267,428 Local government bodies in India, of which 262,771 are rural and 4,657 are urban.