History & Civics

With regard to the Municipal Corporation
(a) Distinguish between Municipal Corporation and Municipal Committee.
(b) Describe the three wings of the Municipal Committee.
(c) What is the role of the Deputy Commissioner at the district level?

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(a) The differences between Municipal Corporation and Municipal Committee are:

Sl. No.	Municipal corporation	Municipal Committee
1	These are meant for big cities.	These are meant for smaller cities.
2	The head of the corporation is known as Mayor.	The head of a Municipal Committee is known as Chairperson/President.
3	It has more powers and more sources of revenue.	It has comparatively less powers and fewer sources of revenue.
4	It deals with the State government directly.	It deals with the State government through the District Administration.

(b) The three wings of the Municipal Committee are:

General Body of the Municipal Committee — The members of the General Body of the Municipal Committee are called Councillors. They are elected from Municipal wards for the term of 5 years. The number of members depends on the population of the city.
Chairman/President — A Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson are elected indirectly by the members from among themselves. The Chairperson has powers similar to the Mayor.
Chief Executive Officer — He is an appointee of the State government and usually belongs to the State Civil Services. He looks after the administrative wing of the Municipal Committee.

Collection of Revenue.
Maintenance and Updating of land record.
Law and Order.
Supervision and execution of all plans of the Union and State governments.
Provision of civic amenities and execution of public works.
Implementation of policies and programmes in respect of Panchayati Raj institutions.
Supersession, dissolution, holding of election, etc., in respect of Panchayati Raj institutions.

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