Sasaram Municipal Corporation
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Sasaram Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing Indian city of Sasaram. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.[1] Sasaram Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner.
History and administration[edit]
Sasaram Municipal Corporation was formed in 2020[2][3] to improve the infrastructure of the town as per the needs of local population.[4] Sasaram Municipal Corporation has 48 wards.[5] Each ward is headed by councillor for which elections are held every 5 years.
Shekhar Anand is the commissioner of Sasaram Municipal Corporation.[5]
Powers and functions[edit]
Sasaram Municipal Corporation has following departments for the summarised functions[6][7]-
- Accounts and Pension - Senior accounts officer heads the department which handles preparation of budget for city, maintaining corporation account books, accounting of expenditure bills and pension cases of its employees.
- Administration - Joint Commissioner heads the department which handles regulating and monitoring that principles of corporation are followed, handling corporation employees cases, managing RTI applications, handling the procurement issues of corporations and implementing laws made by corporations and other internal issues.
- Engineering - Superintendent Engineer or Executive Engineer, heads the department which handles accounting for financial resources from Government of India, Government of Haryana, and other organisations for improving infrastructure and infrastructure related works in city.
- Fire - Handling issues relating to fire and ensuring that the City's structures follow Fire safety measures.
- Audit - Department lays down various guidelines and controls while incurring expenditure for the corporation.
- Health and Sanitation - Chief Sanitation Officer heads the department which handles issues relating to cleaning of streets, Garbage disposal, solid waste management and other sanitation issues.
- Information Technology - Manager - Information Technology heads the department which handles primary functions of maintaining and operating corporation website and providing Information Technology related training to corporation employeees along with maintenance of various data in digital mode.
- Tax - Tax Officer heads the department which handles functions relating to imposing and collection of vehicle tax, property tax, development tax, house tax, fire tax.
- Land and License - Land Officer heads the department which handles the main purpose of regularizing activities relating to advertising, granting license relating to installation of mobile phone towers in the city, events relating to sale and purchase of land, collection of rent from various sources among others.
- Town Planning and Building - Chief Town Planner heads the department which handles issues relating to town and urban planning, monitoring the land use and construction, issuing Government approvals for purpose like commercial, industrial, residential and any others and regularising the unauthorized settlements which are major functions with department.
- Legal - District Attorney heads the department which majorly deals with legal issues relating to corporation.
Revenue sources[edit]
The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[8][9][10]
Revenue from taxes[edit]
Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.
- Property tax.
- Profession tax.
- Entertainment tax.
- Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.
- Advertisement tax.
Revenue from non-tax sources[edit]
Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.
- Water usage charges.
- Fees from Documentation services.
- Rent received from municipal property.
- Funds from municipal bonds.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ↑ "Bihar cabinet approves 111 new urban bodies, 5 more municipal corporations". Hindustan Times. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ "Bihar Cabinet approves proposal to create 103 new nagar panchayats". mint. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ "सासाराम नगर सरकार की सभी कमेटियां हुई भंग, जिलाधिकारी बने निगम प्रशासक" (in हिन्दी). m.jagran.com. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Facility:Demarcation of 48 wards in Sasaram Municipal Corporation, four new wards also included". www.bhaskar.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ "Municipal Corporation - Functions, Roles, Members Qualification and Term". www.elections.in. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ "Good municipal governance key to improve quality of life | Pune News - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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