Narasaraopet Municipality is the local self government in

Narasaraopet Narasaraopet is a city and district headquarters of Palnadu District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a municipality and mandal headquarters of Narasaraopet mandal and Headquarters of Narasaraopet revenue division. The town als ...

of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a ''first grade municipality''. Narasaraopet municipal office

History

The municipality is as old as a century, with its formation dating back to 18 May 1915. It got upgraded to first grade municipality on 28 April 1980. Narasaraopet municipal office exterior

Administration

The municipality is spread over an area of and has 34 election wards. Narasaraopet municipality is also a part of Narasaraopet

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 ...

. The ''Elected Wing'' of the municipality consists of a

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

, which has elected members and is headed by a

Chairperson The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

. Whereas, the ''Executive Wing'' is headed by a municipal commissioner. The present municipal commissioner of the city is J.Siva Ram Krishna and the present chairman is N.Subbaraya Guptha.

Civic works and services

The municipality oversees works such as, road widening, underground drainage, street lights, public and private toilets etc., and also a forefront in implementing the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Construction of houses for poor, providing cooking gas connections etc., are also some of the other initiatives of the municipality. Projects Narasaraopet is one of the seven municipalities, along with Vijayawada and

Guntur Municipal Corporation Guntur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the Guntur City in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the oldest municipalities and the third largest municipal corporation in the state. History Guntur municipality wa ...

s to be a part of a 15 MW waste-to-energy plant project. It is planned to be set up with the collaboration of the ''JITF Urban Infrastructure Limited''.

Awards and achievements

The municipality completed its centenary fete, as it completed hundred years of its formation. The city is one among the 31 cities in the state to be a part of water supply and sewerage services mission known as ''

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission was renamed to Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and then relaunched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in June 2015 with the focus to establish infrastructure tha ...

(AMRUT)''. In 2015, as per the '' Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'' of the

Ministry of Urban Development The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is a ministry of the Government of India with executive authority over the formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to the housing and urban development in Ind ...

, Narasaraopet Municipality was ranked 59th in the country.

References

{{Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh 1915 establishments in India Government agencies established in 1915 Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh

History

Administration

Civic works and services

Awards and achievements

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