Which of these statements about Local Self Government in India is not true?

The correct option is C One of the objectives for establishing self governing bodies was to directly collect taxes from rural areas for the Central Government.
Local governing bodies like the Gram Panchayat collect different taxes like house tax, fair tax, taxes on fishing rights, etc. However, these taxes are used to carry out the developmental work of the village itself. Direct tax collection for the state was not a primary objective of Local Self Government in India.