Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation

Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (RMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Rajamahendravaram in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is spread over an area of .

History

The Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688 and later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.

Rajahmundry municipal corporation is one of the oldest corporations which started in the year 1866. It was headed by the British till 1884 and when they had permitted contesting for municipal chairman elections. N. Subba Rao Pantulu served in this municipal corporation. First Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu also won as chairman in 1903. Zamindar of Dharmavaram Kanchumarthi Ramachandra Rao and many others took active participation in it. Vogeti Ramakrishnayya garu served as municipal councilor for a long time. Nidamarthi Durgaiah, Mocherla Ramchandra Rao, Eluri Lakshmi Narasimham etc. acted as chairman for this council. In 1994 Rajahmundry Municipality is upgraded to Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation. Maturi Srinivasa Chakravarthi was the first mayor of the city.

Administration

Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (RMC) is administered by an elected body, headed by the Mayor. As per the 2011 Census of India, the city population was 3,41,831 with a metro population of 419,818. The present municipal commissioner is Ketan Garg.

Mayors

Elections

Elections to the Rajamahendravarm Municipal Corporation were held in 2014. The results are as follows:

After the term expired, elections were not held due to the matter regarding merger of surrounding villages into the corporation and the formation of Greater Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation which is sub judice

Functions

Rajamahendravaram 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.

Wards

Source:

There are 50 wards under the jurisdiction of Rajamahendravarm Municipal Corporation(RMC) which may increase further to 52 after the inclusion of surrounding areas including Torredu, Katheru, Bommuru among others.

Revenue sources

The RMC has income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Governments.Tax related revenue for the Corporation include property tax, profession tax, entertainment tax, grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax and advertisement tax. Non-tax related revenue for the corporation are water usage charges, fees from documentation services, rent received from municipal property and funds from municipal bonds..The Municipal Corporation is also operating a Petrol Bunk near Quarry Market junction generating a revenue of around 10 lakhs per month.