Name: Municipal Corporations: An Introduction
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 56 s
Description: Who keeps our street lamps on and our water flowing? Let’s find out about municipal corporations, their structure and where their money comes from.

Question

State ten basic functions of the municipal corporation and municipal council.

Accepted Answer

The basic functions of municipal corporations and municipal councils are quite similar. They have some obligatory as well as some optional functions to perform. Some of its obligatory functions are as follows:

Water purification and supply

Sewage treatment and disposal

Garbage disposal and street cleanliness

Solid waste management

Building and maintenance of roads, streets, and flyovers/bridges

Street lighting

Development and maintenance of parks, playgrounds, gardens, and open spaces

Maintenance of cemeteries and crematoriums

Registration of births and deaths

Conservation of heritage sites

State ten basic functions of the municipal corporation and municipal council.

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