Which of the following types of urban local bodies is set up for the administration of a small town?

The correct answer is option 1, i.e. Town Area Committee.

Key Points

• Eight types of urban local bodies are created in India for the administration of urban areas
  • These bodies are municipal corporation, municipality, notified area committee, town area committee, cantonment board, township, port trust and special purpose agency.
• A town area committee is set up for the administration of a small town.
• A notified area committee is created for the administration of a fast-developing town due to industrialisation and a town which does not yet fulfil all the conditions necessary for the constitution of a municipality.
• Municipalities are established for the administration of towns and smaller cities.
• Municipal corporations are created for the administration of big cities like Mumbai and Hyderabad.