Namakkal City Municipal Corporation[1] is the civic body governing city of Namakkal in Tamil Nadu state of India. It is one of the 25 Municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu, and was established on 15 March 2024. It will be headed by a mayor, who presides over a deputy mayor and will be administrated by City Commissioner.
Namakkal City Municipal Corporation | |
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| History | |
| Founded | March 15, 2024 |
| Website | |
| https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/namakkal/ | |
History and administration
editNamakkal was constituted as a municipality and was upgraded to a Grade II Municipality in 1973, to Selection Grade in 1988, to a special grade in 2013, and City Corporation in 2024.[2] The functions of the city corporation are divided into six departments: general administration/personnel, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, city planning and Information Technology (IT).[3]
On 15 March 2024, Namakkal Municipality was upgraded to Municipal Corporation by Chief minister of Tamil Nadu M.K. Stalin[4] and became one of the 25 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu. It was the first corporation to be made in the Namakkal District.
Factors
editNamakkal Municipal Corporation is driven by:[5]
- Population growth
- Increase in annual income
- Improvement of roads
- Providing drinking water
- Improving landscape
- Waste management
- Establishing industrial units
- Providing sewage connection
References
edit- ^ "Government Updates". newindianexpress.com. March 15, 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "City Municipal Corporation". No. website. www.thehindu.com. www.thehindu.com. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Commissionerate of Municipal Administration". Commissionerate of Municipal Administration. 2006. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ "New Announcement from Government of Tamil Nadu". Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "City Municipal Corporation Announcement". Times of India. Retrieved 1 April 2024.