Local Self Government - Pt. II


1. By which name are the Municipal Corporation members known?

Councilors

2. Who is the first citizen of the city?

Mayor

3. By whom is the official executive commissioner of Municipal Corporation appointed?

State Government

4. By whom is the salary of official executive commissioner of Municipal Corporation fixed?

State Government

5. Who impeaches official executive commissioner of Municipal Corporation?

Either by state government or at the recommendation of Corporation’s council

6. Who is the chairman of standing committee of Municipal Corporation?

Mayor

7. From amongst whom is Mayor elected annually?

From among the members of Corporation

8. How are councilors of Municipal Corporation elected?

On adult franchise

9. What is the source of income of Municipal Corporations?

Property tax, Tax on vehicles and animals, Theatre tax, Advertisement tax, Electricity consumption tax, Profession tax, Education tax, Entertainment tax

10. When did the modern urban administration start?

In 1882

11. Who established Municipality in 1882?

Lord Ripon

12. How are members of Municipality elected?

On adult suffrage

13. Who is the head of deliberative wing of Municipality?

The Chairman

14. Who is the head of executive wing of Municipal Council?

Commissioner

15. Who fixes the salary and service conditions of Commissioner?

State Government

16. Who impeaches Commissioner?

State Government on advice of Municipal Council

17. What are the income sources of Municipal Council?

Property Tax, Profession Tax, Water Tax, Lighting Tax, Octroi, Animal Tax, Drainage Tax, Grants From Start and Central Government, Non Tax Fees Relating to Building and Communications and License Fee For Dangerous and Offensive Trades, Revenue from Poultries and Cinema Halls etc.

18. In which year was first Municipality established?

In 1687 in Madras (in the East India Company rule)

19. What is the minimum age of Municipality member?

21 yrs

20. What percent of the total seats are reserved for women in Municipality?

1/3rd of the total seats

21. Under which article is Municipality?

Article 243

22. What are the functions of Municipal Corporation?

They are:

- Supply, construction and maintenance of water and water works

- Road transport services

- Supply of electricity

- Construction, maintenance, naming of public streets

- Lighting, watering and cleansing of pubic streets and other public places

- Scavenging and removal of rubbish

- Cleaning of drains and public latrines

- Establishment and maintenance of hospitals and child, maternity welfare centers

- Prevention of dangerous diseases

- Vaccination and inoculation of places for disposal of dead

- Construction of public places like Parks, Gardens, Libraries, Museums etc

- Public housing

- Planting trees

- Relief to disabled

- Detention of ownerless dogs and animals causing nuisance

- Playing music for people

- Civic reception of VIPs

- Marriage registration

- Building and land survey

- Organizing fairs and exhibitions


23. What are the functions of Municipality?

They are:

- Supply of water

- Road transport services

- Construction, maintenance and naming of public places like Parks, Gardens, Libraries, Theatre, Stadium etc.

- Scavenging and removal of rubbish

- Maintaining primary schools

- Registration of birth and deaths

- Establishing public hospitals

- Planting and caring of roadside trees

- Public housing

- Land survey

- Determination of Municipality area