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- Municipalities
- Introduction - Indian polity & Constitution
- Evolution of Indian Constitution
- Constituent Assembly and Making of the Constitution
- Different Sources of Indian Constitution
- Important Parts, Articles of the Constitution
- Schedules of Indian Constitution
- Special Features of Indian Constitution / Federal & Unitary
- The Preamble
- Lapse of Paramountcy
- Integration and Merger of Indian States
- The Union and its Territories
- Reorganization of States
- Citizenship
- Fundamental Rights
- The Writs
- Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)
- Fundamental Duties
- Procedure for Amending the Constitution
- The Doctrine of Basic Features
- Some Important Constitutional Amendment Acts
- Executive of the Union The President (Art. 52)
- Emergency Provisions
- The Vice-President
- The Prime Minister and the Union Council of Ministers
- The Attorney & Auditor General of India
- The Parliament of India - President, Rajya Sabha & Lok Sabha
- Parliamentary Terms
- The Supreme Court
- The High Court
- Centre-State Relations
- Executive of the States - Governor, State Legislature
- Panchayati Raj
- Inter-State Relations
- Planning Commission, NITI Aayog, NDC and Finance Commission
- Public Service Commissions
- Election & Election Commission
- Delimitation Commission of India
- The Official Language
- National Symbol (Flag, Emblem, Anthem, Song, Calendar, etc.)
- Some Important Comments and Statements
- Miscellaneous - Indian Polity & Constitution
Municipalities
- The term 'Urban Local Government' in India signifies the governance of an urban area by the people through their elected representatives.
- There are eight types of urban local govt, in India—
(a) Municipal corporation, (b) Municipality,
(c) Notified area committee, (d) Town area committee,
(e) Cantonment board, (f) Township,
(g) Port trust and (h) Special purpose agency.
- The system of urban government was constitutionalised through the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992.
- This Act has added a new part-IX-A to the Constitution. > This part is entitled as 'The Municipalities' and consists of provisions from Articles 243-P to 243-ZG.
- The Act has also added a new Twelfth Schedule to the Constitution. This Schedule contains eighteen functional items of municipalities. It deals with Article 243-W.
- PART IXA gives a constitutional foundation to the local self government units in urban area.
- Most provisions for municipalities are similar to those contained in PART IX, e.g. Structure, Reservation of Seats, Functions, Sources of Income etc.
The act provides three types of municipalities in every state
1. NagarPanchayat: This is for an area being transformed from a rural area to an urban area.
2. Municipal Council: This is for a smaller urban area,
3. Municipal Corporation: This is for a larger urban area. The municipal corporation is the topmost urban local government.
- The members of a municipality are generally elected by direct election.
The Legislature of a State can provide for representation in municipalities of:
- Persons having special knowledge or experience in municipal administration.
- Members of Lok Sabha, State Assembly, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council.
- The Chairpersons of Ward Committees.
Note: If the population is 3 lacs or more Ward Committees are constituted.
Two Committees constituted for preparing development plan are:
- A District Planning Committee at the district level.
- A Metropolitan Planning Committee at the metropolis level.
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