“Local Institutions constitute the strength of free Nations a Nations may establish a system of free Governments but without. Municipal institutions, it cannot have the Spirit of liberty” - Detocqueville Local Government bodies have in our republican system a special importance as they are not only the field agencies for execution in their respective area of national programmes but they are also the primary units of democratic government. Their unique practical significance has attracted attention at academic, administrative and political levels. Local Government has been defined in various ways but the simplest definition is a Government at public activities within its territory. The term “Local Government” implies that it is concerned with localities. The system of local Government is for every nation as part of its governmental or constitutional structure, irrespective of its dominant political philosophy and the form of national government. Local government is an integral part of the four tiers in which most of the governments of modern times function.