Statement 1 :The concept of local government was dear to Jawahar Lal Nehru .
Statement 2: Nehru envisaged each village as a self-sufficient unit conducting its own affairs and saw gram-swarajya to be an ideal model to be continued after independence.

Both the statements are incorrect

The concept of local government was dear to Gandhiji . He envisaged each village as a self-sufficient unit conducting its own affairs and saw gram-swarajya to be an ideal model to be continued after independence