Features Of Municipal Corporation In India

Hello sir, is there any one can provide me here which features are provided by Municipal Corporation In India?

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There are various Municipal Corporations are present in India. The municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs.

Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which they are located.

The Municipal Corporation is responsible for:

Water supply
Hospitals
Roads
Street lighting
Drainage
Fire brigade
Market places and
Records of births and deaths
Solid waste management

Features of Municipal Functions:

Urban planning including town planning
Regulation of land-use and construction of buildings
Planning for economic and social development
Roads and bridges
Water supply domestic, Industrial and commercial purposes
Public health, sanitation, conservancy and solid waste management
Fire services
Urban forestry
Preventive Health Care
Provision of urban amenities and facilities such as parks, gardens, playgrounds
Burials and burial grounds, cremations, cremation ghats/grounds and electric crematoria
Cattle pounds, prevention of cruelty to animals
Vital statistics including registration of births and deaths
Street lighting
Parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences
Regulation of slaughter houses and tanneries
Slum improvement and up gradation