LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT :

URBAN
THE TWO TYPES OF URBAN LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT
ARE:
- MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
- MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
ARE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES OF BIG URBAN AREAS
SUCH AS DELHI , MUMBAI , KOLKATA AND CHENNAI .
COMPOSITION OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -
THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CONSIST OF
1. MAYOR ( MAHA POWER )
2. MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER
3. COMITTE
4. DEPUTY MAYOR
5. SEATS ARE RESERVED FOR SCHEDULED CASTES AND
SCHEDULED TRIBES .
 6. ONE THIRD OF THE TOTAL SEATS ARE RESERVED FOR
WOMEN.
FUNCTIONS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -
· SAFE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
· MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ROADS
· ARRANGEMENT FOR STREET LIGHTING AND
SECURITY
· CONDUCTING SURVEYS
· PLANTING OF TREES ALONG THE ROAD SIDE
· RECORD FOR BIRTH AND DEATH.
MUNICIPAL COUNCILS -MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ARE
CONSTITUTED IN TOWNS AND CITIES WHOSE
POPULATION CONSTITUTE A SMALL URBAN AREA.
SOURCE OF INCOME FOR THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
AND MUNICIPAL COUNCIIL -
INCOMES FROM PROFITABLE UNDERTAKINGS SUCH AS
SHOPPING CENTRES , MALL AND OTHER
ENTERTAINMENT CENTRES ARE ANOTHER SOURCE OF
INCOME.