Urban Administration Summary Class 6 Social Science Chapter 6

Urban Administration

• The cities are quite different from villages.
• There are organisations that takes care of street lights, garbage collection, water supply, keeping the streets and the market clean, runs schools, hospitals and dispensaries, maintain gardens. 
  • In big cities, these organisations are called Municipal Corporation. 
  • In smaller towns it is called a Municipal Council.

The Ward Councillor

• They are elected by the people living of their ward.
• Groups of Councillors make a budget and the money is spent according to this.
• The Ward Councillors try and ensure that the particular demands of their wards are placed before the entire council.

Administrative Staff

• Commissioner and administrative staff are appointed people
• They implement the issues.

Functions of the Municipal Corporation or Municipal Council

• The Municipal Corporation looks after the street lights, drainage system, garbage collection, water supply etc.

How does the Municipal Corporation get its money?

• The Municipal Corporation collects taxes in the form of property tax, water tax, education tax, entertainment tax etc.