Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation

Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (also known as RMC, formerly known as Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation) is the civic body that governs the city of Rajamahendravaram in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is spread over an area of 44.50 km² (17.18 sq mi).^[1]

Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation Rājamahēndravaraṁ nagara pālaka saṅghamu రాజమహేంద్రవరం నగర పాలక సంఘము
Type
Type	Municipal corporation of the Rajamahendravaram
History
Founded	1994
Leadership
Mayor	P.Rajanisheshasai (TDP)
Deputy Mayor	V.Rambabu (TDP)
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	Government (34)   TDP (34) Opposition (16)   YSRCP (8)   IND (5)   BJP (1)   BSP (1)   INC (1)
Website
rmc.apgov.online

History

The Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.^[2]

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.^[3] Maturi Srinivasa Chakravarthi was the first mayor of the city.^[4]

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.^[5] The present city municipal commissioner is Dinesh Kumar.^[6]

List of Mayors

Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (RMC)
Sno.	Mayor	DY Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party		Notes
1.	M.Srinivasa Chakravarthi		2000	2005	Telugu Desam Party		First Mayor of RMC
2.	A.V.Raghavamma		2007	2012	Telugu Desam Party		First Women Mayor of RMC
3.	P.Rajanisheshasai	V.Rambabu	2017	2022	Telugu Desam Party

2015 elections

S.No.	Party name		Symbol	Won	Change
1		Telugu Desam Party		34
2		YSR Congress Party		8
3		Independents		5
4		Bharatiya Janata Party		1
5		Bahujan Samaj Party		1
6		Indian National Congress		1

Functions

Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:^[7][8]

• 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.

Revenue sources

The RMC has Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.^[9][10][11] Tax related revenue for the corporation are: 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.

References

1. "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations and UDAs". Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
2. Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
3. "Indica, Volume 37". 2000.
4. "Chakravarthi, first Mayor of Rajamundry, passes away". The Hindu. 17 January 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
5. "Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation". Rajahmundry Corporation. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
6. "Rajamahendravaram: Water release on June 1st historic". The Hans India. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
7. "Municipal Corporation - Functions, Roles, Members Qualification and Term". www.elections.in. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
8. "Good municipal governance key to improve quality of life | Pune News - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
9. Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
10. "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
11. "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.