Chittoor Municipal Corporation Explained

Chittoor Municipal Corporation
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House Type:Municipal Corporation
Body:Chittoor
Foundation:2012
Leader1 Type:Mayor
Leader1:S Amudha (YSRCP)
Leader2 Type:Deputy Mayor
Leader2:R Chandra sekhar (YSRCP), N.Rajesh Kumar Reddy (YSRCP)
Members:50
Structure1:File:India Chittoor Municipal Corporation 2021.svg
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Last Election1:10 March 2021
Political Groups1:Government (47)

Opposition (3)

Meeting Place:NTR Council meeting hall at Chittoor municipal corporation office.

Chittoor Municipal Corporation is a civic body of Chittoor in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.[2] Chittoor Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner.

History

The municipality of Chittoor was constituted as a III–Grade in the year 1917. It was then upgraded to II–Grade in 1950, I–Grade in 1965, Special Grade in 1980 and then to Selection Grade in 2000. It was upgraded to corporation on 7 September 2012.[3]

Jurisdiction

The corporation is spread over an area of 95.97km2 with 51 election wards. It also includes fourteen villages namely, Obanapalli, Mangasamudram, Santhapet, Anupalli, Bandapalle, Doddipalle, Kukkalapalli, Mapakshi, Murakambattu, Muthirevula, Narigapalle, Ramapuram, Thenebanda, Thimmsanipalle and Varigapalle which were merged into the corporation.

List of mayors

Chittoor Municipal Corporation (CMC)
Sno.MayorDY MayorTerm startTerm endPartyNotes
1.K.Anuradha20142017Telugu Desam PartyFirst Women Mayor of CMC
2.K.HemalathaR.Subramanyam20172019Telugu Desam Party
3.S.AmudhaR.Chandrasekhar
N.Rajeshkumarreddy
20212026YSR Congress Party

2021 ordinary elections

S.No.Party nameSymbolWonChange
1YSR Congress Party46
2Telugu Desam Party3
3Independents1

Administration

The corporation is administered by an elected body, headed by a mayor. The corporation population as per the 2011 Census of India was 153,756. The present commissioner of the corporation is Dr. J.Aruna and the mayor is S Amudha.

Functions

Chittoor Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:[4] [5]

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[6] [7] [8]

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chittoor Municipal Corporation. Official website of Chittoor Municipal Corporation. 12 February 2016.
  2. News: Gupta . Anupam . City Mayors: Indian Mayors . 29 October 2021 . citymayors.com.
  3. Web site: Chittoor Municipal Corporation at a Glance. Official website of Chittoor Municipal Corporation. 12 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20130622020120/http://chittoormunicipalcorporation.com/general.html. 22 June 2013. dead.
  4. News: Municipal Corporation - Functions, Roles, Members Qualification and Term . 18 May 2022 . www.elections.in.
  5. News: Good municipal governance key to improve quality of life Pune News - Times of India . 18 May 2022 . The Times of India . 24 February 2017 . en.
  6. News: Jadhav . Radheshyam . Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds . 18 May 2022 . www.thehindubusinessline.com . 3 December 2020 . en.
  7. News: Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report . 18 May 2022 . Business Today . 2 December 2021 . en.
  8. News: If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable . 18 May 2022 . Financialexpress . 17 May 2022 . en.