Municipalities


 
 
Concept Explanation
 

Municipalities

Municipalities: In big cities, there are Municipal Corporations. Both these local government bodies are controlled by elected bodies consisting of people’s representatives. Municipal Chairperson is the political head of the Municipality. Mayor is the political head of Municipal Corporation. This is the largest local government set up anywhere in the world. Overall there are about 36 lakh elected representatives in the Panchayats and Municipalities and one-third of them are women, which increased women’s voice in our democracy. 

 
 


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