The rural and urban Local Bodies are perhaps the agencies with the maximum public interface. There is need to further strengthen this interface and bring about greater transparency and openness in the functioning of Local Bodies. At the same time, it is also necessary to highlight their achievements and carry out the various information, education and communication campaigns relating to civic administration or implementation of schemes. One method of doing this is to designate a particular day in a calendar year as ‘Local Bodies Day’. The Government have issued G.O.No.632,RD & PR(C1) Department, dated 26.10.2007 earmarking November 1 as ‘Local Bodies’ Day’ to be celebrated by all rural and urban Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu every year. Tamil Nadu is the first State in the country to do this.