Describe the composition and functions of a Municipality.

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Write six functions of a Municipality.

I. Composition of a Municipality:

A Municipal Committee is constituted for those cities which have a population not less than 20,000 and not more than two lakhs. The town is divided into many wards. The voters of every ward elect one representative to the committee. They are elected usually for three years. These members elect their Chairman and Vice-Chairman from amongst the Secretary, Health Officer, Engineer etc.

II. The main functions of the Municipality are the following:

1. Education Department: A Municipal Committee makes a proper arrangement of education for children in its area. It opens many primary and middle schools.

2. Water Supply Department: It makes arrangements for the supply of fresh drinking water for the residents of its area.

3. Electric Supply Department: A Municipal Committee makes arrangements for the supply of electricity, roads and streets for the residential areas.

4. Health Department: The Municipal Committee makes arrangement for the establishment and maintenance of hospitals and dispensaries, vaccination, prevention or the outbreak of disease etc.

5. Scavenging Department: The Municipal Committee is responsible for the sanitary conditions in its area.

6. Miscellanous Department: (i) A Municipal Committee makes arrangements for extinguishing the fire and maintains fire-brigade sations for this purpose.