Municipal Corporation Formation

I am searching for information about formation of Municipal Corporation. So do you have any idea what is reason for formation of Municipal Corporation in India?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

A Municipal Corporation, City Corporation, Mahanagar Palika, Mahanagar Nigam or Nagar Nigam is a local government in India that administers urban areas with a population of more than one million.

The 74th Amendment made the provisions relating to urban local governments.

Composition:
The area administered by a Municipal Corporation is known as a municipal area.

Each municipal area is divided into territorial constituencies known as wards.

A Municipal Corporation is made up of a Wards Committee.

The number of wards in a municipal area is determined by the population of the city. Some seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, backward classes and women.

Administration:
The Mayor is the head of the Municipal Corporation, but the role is largely ceremonial as executive powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner.

Functions:
Fire services.
Urban poverty alleviation.
Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society, including the handicapped and mentally retarded.
Vital statistics including registration of births and deaths.
Provision of urban amenities and facilities such as parks, gardens, playgrounds.
Planning for economic and social development.
Regulation of slaughter houses and tanneries
Public amenities including street lighting, parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences.
Roads and bridges.
Public health, sanitation conservancy and solid waste management.
Promotion of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects.
Burials and burial grounds; cremations, cremation grounds and electric crematoriums.
Cattle pounds; prevention of cruelty to animals.
Regulation of land-use and construction of buildings.
Water supply for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes.
Urban planning including town planning.
Urban forestry, protection of the environment and promotion of ecological aspects.
Slum improvement and upgradation.

Sources of Income
Its sources of income are taxes on water, houses, markets, entertainment and vehicles paid by residents of the town and grants from the state government.