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In the original Indian Constitution, local government was treated as:

AA subject in the State List with a non-justiciable Directive Principle reference
BA subject in the Concurrent List enabling central and state legislation together
CA Fundamental Right of every citizen to a working panchayat in their village
DA subject in the Union List under exclusive Parliamentary jurisdiction
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A subject in the State List with a non-justiciable Directive Principle reference
Page 4 says local government was assigned to the States and mentioned in the Directive Principles, making it non-justiciable and primarily advisory.
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