Decentralization in administration refers to:
- removing elected representatives
- concentrating power in central authority
- abolishing local government
- transferring power from higher to lower levels
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Correct answer: D. transferring power from higher to lower levels
1. Three forms: deconcentration, delegation, devolution.
2. Devolution (constitutional) is most permanent.
3. Indian Panchayati Raj is constitutional devolution.
__Source: syllabus Indian Constitution at Work — local government__