Chittoor Municipal Corporation is a civic body of

Chittoor Chittoor is a city and district headquarters in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Chittoor mandal and Chittoor revenue division, respectively. The city has a popu ...

in the

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n state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (

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) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (

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) and Calcutta (

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) by 1762. Chittoor Municipal Corporation is headed by

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of city and governed by Commissioner.

History

The municipality of Chittoor was constituted as a ''III–Grade'' in the year 1917. It was then upgraded to ''II–Grade'' in 1950, ''I–Grade'' in 1965, ''Special Grade'' in 1980 and then to ''Selection Grade'' in 2000. It was upgraded to corporation on 7 September 2012.

Jurisdiction

The corporation is spread over an area of with 51 election wards. It also includes fourteen villages namely, Obanapalli, Mangasamudram, Santhapet, Anupalli, Bandapalle, Doddipalle, Kukkalapall, Mapakshi, Murakambattu, Muthirevula, Narigapalle, Ramapuram, Thenabanda, Thimmsanipalle and Varigapalle which were merged into the corporation.

2021 Ordinary Elections

List of Mayors

Administration

The corporation is administered by an elected body, headed by a

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. The corporation population as per the

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was 153,756. The present commissioner of the corporation is Dr. J.Aruna and the

is S Amudha.

Functions

Chittoor Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions: * Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its Department's Urban Planning Authority . * Approving construction of new buildings and authorising use of land for various purposes. * Improvement of the town's economic and Social status. * Arrangements of water supply towards commercial, residential and industrial purposes. * Planning for fire contingencies through Fire Service Departments. * Creation of solid waste management, public health system and sanitary services. * Working for the development of ecological aspect like development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection. * Working for the development of weaker sections of the society like mentally and physically handicapped, old age and gender biased people. * Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town.

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.

Revenue from taxes

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

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.

Revenue from taxes

Revenue from non-tax sources

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.

References

{{Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh Municipal corporations in India Municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh Local government in Andhra Pradesh 1917 establishments in India 2012 establishments in Andhra Pradesh