3. “The mayor is the political head of the municipal corporation." (3)
(With reference to above lines answer the following questions.
(a) What does a mayor do?
(b) Municipal Corporations are elected for
years.
Answers
The Batala Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam which administers the city of Batala, Punjab. It has 50 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 1 ex-officio member which is MLA for Batala. In 2019 Government of Punjab decided to upgrade Batala Municipal council into Municipal Corporation, earlier it was a municipal council.
Explanation:
The Mayor is the head of the municipal corporation, but in most states and territories of India the role is largely ceremonial as executive powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner
(a) Traditionally, mayors oversee a city's main departments, including the police, fire, education, housing and transportation departments. ... In this system, the council members are in charge of the legislative processes of the city, while the mayor is responsible for all the administrative duties.
(b) A municipal corporation is made up of a wards committee. ... Members are elected to the wards committee on the basis of adult franchise for a term of five years. These members are known as councillors or corporators.
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