Question

differentiate between municipal corporation and Municipal councillors.

Answer 1

WHAT DOES A COUNCILLOR DO?

As part of the council, councillors guide the development of local policies, set service standards and priorities, and monitor the performance of the organisation.

Councillors’ responsibilities include:

strategic planning for the whole municipality and a sustainable futuredetermining the financial strategy and allocating resources via the council budgetrepresenting ratepayers and residentsadvocating on a broad range of issuesliaising and coordinating with other levels of government, non-government, community groups and the private sectoroverseeing the management of community assetsfacilitating community participationmanaging the relationship with, and employment of, the chief executive officer

A Municipal Corporation, City Corporation, Mahanagar Palika, Mahanagar Nigam or Nagar Nigam or Nagara Sabha is a local governmentin India that administers urban areas with a population of more than one million. The growing population and urbanization in various cities of India were in need of a local governing body that can work for providing necessary community services like health care, educational institution, housing, transport etc. by collecting property tax and fixed grant from the State Government