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Pudukkottai City Municipal Corporation புதுக்கோட்டை மாநகராட்சி | |
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 City Municipal Corporation Office, Pudukkottai. | |
| Type | |
| Type | Municipal Corporation of the Pudukkottai |
| History | |
| Founded | March 15, 2024; 20 months ago (2024-03-15) |
| Leadership | |
Mrs. S.Thilagavathy Senthil. | |
Mr. M.Liyakath Ali. | |
Mr. D.Narayanan. | |
Mrs. M. Aruna, I.A.S. | |
| Website | |
| https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/pudukottai/ | |
ThePudukkottai City Municipal Corporation is themunicipal corporation which looks after the city administration ofPudukkottai inTamil Nadu, India. The Tamil Nadu Government announced Pudukkottai as a New City Corporation on March 15 2024 by agglomerating 12 nearby village panchayats. This new city will be administered by a city Mayor. It is the 22nd municipal corporation of Tamil Nadu. It consists of a legislative and an executive body. The legislative body is headed by the city mayor while the executive body is headed by a Corporation Commissioner.
| City Corporation Officials | |
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| Mayor | Mrs. Thilagavathi Senthil[1] |
| Corporation Commissioner | Mr. Narayanan[2] |
| Deputy Meyor | Mr. Liyakath Ali[3] |
| Elected members | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | Mr. Muthuraja[4] |
| Member of Parliament | Mr. Durai Vaiko[5] |
Among the municipalities in Tamil Nadu, the history of Pudukkottai municipality is 100 years old. During the British rule in the country, Pudukkottai became a princely state. Pudukkottai Municipality was formed in the year 1912 during the reign of the king Marthanda Bhairava Thondaiman.The city was constituted as a third-grade municipality in 1912 and promoted to first-grade during 1963, and selection-grade from 1998. The Municipality has 42 wards and there is an elected councillor for each of those wards.[22] The functions of the municipality are devolved into six departments: general administration/personnel, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, city planning and Information Technology (IT). All these departments are under the control of a Municipal Commissioner who is the executive head.[23] The legislative powers are vested in a body of 42 members, one each from the 42 wards.[24] The legislative body is headed by an elected chairperson assisted by a deputy chairperson. On March 15 2024, the Tamil Nadu Government announced Pudukkottai as a New City Corporation by agglomerating 12 nearby village panchayats. This new city will be administered by a city Mayor. It is the 22nd municipal corporation of Tamil Nadu. The Panchayats to be merged into Pudukkottai Municipal Corporation are Vasavasal, Mullur, Thirukattalai, Thirumalairayasamutram, Kavinadu East, Kavinadu West, 9A Nathampannai, 9B Nathampannai completely and wards 1, 2, 3 in Thekkatur Panchayat, wards 3, 4 in Tiruvenkai Vasal and wards 7, 8, 9 wards in Vellanoor are being merged thereby expanding the Pudukkottai municipality with a population of 2.16 lakhs and an area of 121 square kilometers. The total revenue is estimated to rise to Rs 64.21 crore.
Pudukkottai City Municipal Corporation will have a Commissioner, a Mayor, a Council, a Standing Committee, and a Wards Committee for facilitating various works.[6]
This Municipal Corporation is driven by following factors:[7][8]