3. INTRODUCTION TO MUNCIPALACT
1992
The Municipal systems act sets a out legislation that
enables municipalities to uplift their communities by
ensuring access to essential services .
A Municipality is usually an urban administrative division
of corporate sectors
The term municipality means the Governing,or Rulling of
a municipality.
4. BACKGROUNDS
Municipal governance in India has existed since in the year
1687,with the formation of Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay
Municipal corporation in 1726.
In 1882 Lord Ripons resolution of Local Self Government laid
the democratic forms of Municipal Govemance in India.
Rajiv Gandhi was the first prime Minister who made an
attempt to provide constitutional status to the municipalities.
5. In the year 1986, 65th Constitutional amendment bill [Nagara palika bill]
was Introduced in the parliament.It was passed in the Lok Sabha but in
Rajya Sabha rejected it.
In the year 1991,74th constitutional amendment bill was Introduced once
again in the Lok Sabha which was eventually passed by both houses in
1992.
The Municipal bill was given by the president in April 1992.
6. MINCIPALITIES ACT 1992
The Act defines the legal nature of the municipality
as including the executive and legislative power of
municipalities.
7. 74th constitutional amendment
This act added a new part IX-A to the constitutional
entitled as ‘The Municipalities’ and a new 12th
schedule containing 18th functional attempts for
municipalities , Article 243 P talks about the powers,
authorities and responsibilities of municipalities.
8. FACTS ABOUT MUNCIPALITIES
It’s a form of local self government for selected
urban areas.
It is a power and jurisdiction will extend up to the
area allotted for the municipality.
It was made constitutional by 74th amendment act
1992.
12th schedule was added.
10. KARNATAKA MUNICIPALITIES ACT 1964
The Bangalore city corporation has three Authorities for the Governance
of the city. They are 1. the council 2. the standing committee and 3. the
commissioner. These are co-ordinate authorities each deriving powers
and responsibilities directly from the statute.
A. The Municipal Council
The Nagara Panchayat as deliberative body with a minimum 50 and
maximum 100 councillors directly elected for a period of 5 years. The
municipal co- operation started with only 7 divisions or Wards with as many
elected councillors. In addition the Karnataka municipal corporation act 1976
makes the provision for nomination of 10 members to the councillors.
12. Karnataka Municipal corporation Act:1976
The provision of this Act 1976 , the rules and regulation are by laws
The three LAWS are:-* The act shall be the duty of corporation to
exercise such powers, perform such functions and duties are conformed
The functions are those which are not compulsory but must be taken up
depending on financial resources like promotion of public safety, health or
general welfare.
14. FUNCTIONS OF MUNCIPALITIES
Hospitals
Water supply
Drainage
Market places
Fire Brigades
Roads
Over bridge
Solid waste
Street Lightning
Parks
Educations
Birth and records
15. THE MUNCIPAL LEVEL
The Municipality act 1992 made cities the responsibility of provincial
government.
The provincial enacted municipality act, which gave cities the authority to
provide basic services and to pay for them by property taxes and service
charges.
The ability of Municipality cities to pass local laws is known as by laws.
Municipal cities which are having more than 10 lakhs population as
consider as metropolitan city.
