India is a democratic country where power and responsibilities are distributed at various levels. In this context, answer the following questions:

1. What are the different levels of government in India?
2. Why are local self-governments important?

1. For efficient administration and governance, the government in India functions at three levels — central, state and local.

2. Local self-governments are important because here, the residents of a locality elect their own representatives from amongst themselves. Such representatives are best aware about the problems of their area and can manage and solve those problems efficiently.