Question

1. What is de - urbanisation?
2. What is Calcutta Municipal Corporation? ​

Answer 1

ANSWER

For administrative purposes, the British divided colonial India into three Presidencies, which in turn led to the rise in the importance of the Presidency cities of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta. These cities became the centres of British power in power in the different regions of India. New factories came up, trade developed.

At the same time that these cities were expanding, the towns and cities that manufactured specialised goods declined due to a drop in the demand for what they produced. Old trading centres and ports could not survive when the flow of trade moved to new centres. Similarly, earlier centres of regional power collapsed when local rulers were defeated by the British and new centres of administration emerged. This process is described as de-urbanisation.

2. Calcutta Corporation began its journey from 1727, when the first corporation came into existence within the limits of east india company's Calcutta (now Kolkata). It consisted of a Mayor and nine Aldermen whose assigned duty was to collect ground rents and town duties and to make necessary repairs to roads and drains.

Answer 2

Answer:

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For administrative purposes, the British divided colonial India into three Presidencies, which in turn led to the rise in the importance of the Presidency cities of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta. These cities became the centres of British power in power in the different regions of India. New factories came up, trade developed.

At the same time that these cities were expanding, the towns and cities that manufactured specialised goods declined due to a drop in the demand for what they produced. Old trading centres and ports could not survive when the flow of trade moved to new centres. Similarly, earlier centres of regional power collapsed when local rulers were defeated by the British and new centres of administration emerged. This process is described as de-urbanisation.

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The Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act 1980 came into force on January 1984.It extended the boundaries of Calcutta by including the Municipalities of South Suburban, Garden Reach and Jadavpur within Calcutta. The number of wards of the Corporation was raised from 100 to 141.The provisions relating to Bustees were modified.

A major amendment was introduced in 1984 to remove certain procedural difficulties in the matters of assessment and valuation of lands and buildings, recovery of taxes etc. Most significant was the introduction of "Mayor-in-Council", with all the attributes of the Cabinet form of government. This was a unique step in the area of Municipal administration in India.

The objective of the new Act was to make the Corporation more efficient and effective. The change in the Municipal Authority ensured that there would be three authorities:

• The corporation
• The mayor in council
• The mayor

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