explain the differences and similarities between municipality and municipal corporation.
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Explanation:
The difference between Municipal corporation and Municipality:
Municipal corporation:
The municipal corporations are formed for the administration of big cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai more which have a ‘population’ of over 100000 people.
The Municipal corporations consist of councils which have ‘Councilors’ directly elected by the ‘people’.
The councils are headed by the Mayor and a Deputy Mayor.
Municipality:
The municipality is formed for the administration of smaller towns and cities which have a smaller number of population between 25000 - 100000 people.
The municipality is set up by the process of state legislatures. This also has council and ‘counsellor’ directly elected by the ‘people’.
It is ‘headed’ by a President or a Chairman