A short note on role of municipality

The Municipal Corporation can be understood as the local yet urban government. In India, there can be other names also for the Municipal Corporations such as Nagar Palika, City Corporation, Mahanagar Palika, Nagar Nigam etcetera. Municipal governments can be described as authorities that are autonomous in nature. They are not a part of executive governments. Municipal governments are elected in a direct manner by the individuals so as to contribute to the promotion and their territory’s development. Thus, with this, some basic ideas regarding the municipal government can be there. As we move forward, we shall focus on the role of municipalities, functions of municipalities and objectives of a municipal council. 

Municipal Governments – Functions

Municipal Governments perform several different significant functions. One can divide these functions into two separate parts such as obligatory and discretionary. As per the obligatory functions, the Municipalities shall construct as well as maintain primary schools, public streets and hospitals, take care of water supply and lighting etcetera. As per the discretionary roles of the Municipalities, the facility regarding the housing of low-income groups, transport links provision, development and maintenance of the public parks, rest houses etcetera can be taken care of by the municipalities. 

To understand the functions of the municipalities here are certain points that can be looked upon: – 

1. The provision for certain fundamental needs can be taken care of by the municipalities. For example, the welfare of the environment such as clean surroundings, water etcetera can all be taken care of by the municipalities of that region. 
2. Municipal governments hold a lot of power in terms of their ability for setting up local projects for the welfare of society.
3. The improvement in various domains such as social and cultural upliftment can also be done by the municipal governments. 
4. The ways for development and planning of the Urban society is also taken care of by the Municipal Government. 
5. The process of constructing buildings as well as land-use regulation can come under their functions. 
6. The social development, as well as the economic development of a specific area, can come under the domain of Municipal Corporations. 
7. Supplying water for various purposes such as industrial, commercial and domestic uses is also taken care of by the Municipal Governments. 
8. The maintenance of the health of the public, proper sanitization of the environment as well as promotion of the ecological aspects – all come under the Municipal Governments. 
9. The services related to fire can also be taken care of by the municipal corporations. 
10. Protecting the forest land, urban forestry and ecological promotion can also be taken care of by the Municipal Governments. 
11. The interests of individuals who may belong to the society’s weaker sections are also something that Municipal Corporations take care of. 
12. The improvement of slum areas, as well as up-gradation of the slum areas, is something that comes under the role of Municipal Corporation. 

Thus, these are the various functions of the municipalities.  

Conclusion

As observed from the above sections, the concept regarding the municipalities has now become much clearer. The diverse objectives of the municipalities have been discussed above. The role and functions performed by the municipalities such as taking care of the water supply, sanitation etcetera is also mentioned above. Lastly, it can be concluded that various different aspects of the municipal corporation can be easily understood from the above sections.