Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in

(a) Federalism
(b) Democratic decentralisation
(c) Administrative delegation
(d) Direct democracy

M.Laxmikanth Chapter 38, Panchayati Raj

Balwant Rai G Mehta committee submitted its report in November 1957 and recommended the establishment of the scheme of ‘democratic decentralisation’, which ultimately came to be known as Panchayati Raj.