CBSE Questions for Class 6 Civics Urban Administration Quiz 2 - MCQExams.com

The functions of the Municipal Corporation are divided into two parts. Obligatory functions and the discretionary functions. Obligatory functions include providing proper health care facilities, proper schooling, construction of roads, safe drinking water, electricity etc. Discretionary functions, on the other hand, includes maintaining other public amenities which are optional and not that important like parks, libraries, museums, theatre, construction of orphanage and old age homes, night shelters etc.

The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act,1992 provided for provisions of urban Local Self-government. Municipal Corporation administers area with the population of more than 1 million. The members are directly elected from wards known as councilors and head is called Mayor. Its term is for a period of five years but can be dissolved by State Government(Governor) if it fails to perform it's duty properly or have abused the power given.

People who own home have to pay a property tax as well as taxes for water and other services. The larger the house the more the tax.

Functions of Municipal Corporation :

Property taxes form only 25-30 percent of the money that a Municipal Corporation earns.

Municipal Corporation is a local governing body which is found in big cities.

People who own homes have to pay a property tax. The larger the house the more the tax. Property tax, however, forms only 25-30% of the money that a Municipal Corporation earns.

It is the Municipal Corporation that decides on which day of the week the market has to remain closed.

Municipal corporation of the city issues the license to the permanent shops in the city.

• Municipality which is also called as Nagar Palika, municipal council or Municipal Corporation is a local self-governing body. These are found in the towns. Head of a municipality is Mayor.
  
• Among the following maintenance of health and sanitation, registration of births and deaths, providing primary education are the functions of Municipal Corporation whereas disposal of the civil disputes is not its function.
  

The government generally provides food grains and other daily required items like oil, salt etc to below poverty line people at subsidized rates, through Fair price shop, this system of distribution is called PDS which stands for Public Distribution System.