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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentence:
Name the local self-governing bodies that look after the urban areas.
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Solution
The local self-governing bodies which look after the urban area are as follows:
- Municipal Corporations
- Municipalities
- Town area committees
- Cantonment boards
- Improvement trusts
- Port trusts
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