What are the advantages of having local self-government?

Following are the advantages of having local self-government:

1. These institution make it possible for local people to take interest in their own affairs and groom them well to take on larger responsibilities later.
2. The local institutions provide a training ground for local leadership.
3. Local people are best judges of their own needs.
4. It encourages self-help and voluntary service and save the state of many unnecessary expenses.
5. They gain the support of local communities.
6. Through these institutions government can reach ordinary citizens in times of need like National emergency.
7. They lessen the burden of workload on State and Central Government machinery.