Kakinada Municipal Corporation, also known as KMC is the civic body of
Kakinada
Kakinada ( formerly called Kakinandiwada, Coringa, and Cocanada; ) is the sixth largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and serves as the district headquarters of the Kakinada District. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. J. ...
in the Indian 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 ...
. The corporation has recently concluded its election term and is currently headed by the Special Officer, Krithika Shukla who happens to be the collector of
Kakinada District
Kakinada district is a district in the Coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Kakinada as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty six districts in th ...
.
Jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of the corporation is spread over an area of and the population as per the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Informatio ...
was 312,538. It started to expand from 1920, when it was only and the population was just over 50,000. The
urban agglomeration
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities ...
area of Kakinada is spread over an area of . The urban agglomeration constituents includes the areas of Kakinada Municipal Corporation,
census towns of Chidiga,
Ramanayyapeta,
Suryaraopeta and the
out growths of Ganganapalle, Sarpavaram, Vakalapudi and Turangi.
Administration
The corporation is administered by an elected body, headed by the mayor.
The present commissioner of the corporation is K. Ramesh.
Functions
Kakinada 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.
References
{{Municipalities in Andhra Pradesh
Municipal corporations in India
Municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh
Year of establishment missing