Karaikudi Municipal Corporation
{{Short description|Indian civic governing body}}
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| name = Karaikudi City Municipal Corporation
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| coa_caption = Karaikudi Metropolitan area
| house_type = Municipal Corporation
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| foundation = {{start date and age|2024|03|15}}
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| leader1_type = Mayor
| leader1 = S. Muthudurai
| leader2_type = Deputy Mayor
| leader2 = N. Gunasekaran
| leader3_type = Commissioner
| leader3 = S. Chithra
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| meeting_place = Karaikudi City Municipal Corporation office
| website = https://karaikudilpa.com
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Karaikudi City Municipal Corporation{{cite news |title=Government Updates |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Mar/16/cm-stalin-announces-creation-of-4-new-corporations-in-tn-total-goes-up-to-25 |access-date=21 May 2024 |website=newindianexpress.com |date=March 15, 2024}} is the civic body governing city of Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu state of India. It was the 22nd Municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu, and was established on 15 March 2024. It is headed by the mayor, who presides over a deputy mayor, and is administrated by the City Commissioner. Karaikudi Urban Agglomeration area has adjoined with the surrounding areas of Sankarapuram, Kottaiyur, Kandanur, and Puduvayal town panchayats; and village panchayats that includes Koviloor, Ariyakudi, Amaravathiputhur, Iluppaikkudi and Managiri. The annual tax revenue of the corporation is expected to be about 57.25 crore rupees. Karaikudi is one of the major educational cities and tourist attractions in Tamil Nadu and had a population of 106,784 {{cite web |title=Population and Area as per Governments portal for Karaikudi City LPA |url=https://karaikudilpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/VOL-2-FINAL-COPY-ADOBE-EDITEDorganized-KARAIKUDI.pdf}} and area of 94.31 km² as in 2023.{{cite web |title=New website portal created by Government for Karaikudi LPA |url=https://karaikudilpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/VOL-2-FINAL-COPY-ADOBE-EDITEDorganized-KARAIKUDI.pdf}}
History and administration
Karaikudi was constituted as a municipality in 1928 and was upgraded to a Grade II Municipality in 1973, to Selection Grade in 1988, to a special grade in 2013, and City Corporation in 2024.{{cite news |title=City Municipal Corporation |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai-namakkal-tiruvannamalai-and-karaikudi-set-to-become-municipal-corporations/article67954145.ece |access-date=15 March 2024 |date=15 March 2024}} The area of the city is about 33.75 km2, comprising the revenue towns of Kottaiyur, Kandanur, Puduvayal and Sankarapuram and Surrounding villages of Kalanivasal, Sekkalai Kottai, Ilupakkudi, Ariyakudi, Koviloor, Managiri and Senjai.{{cite web|title=Karaikudi Municipal Council|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/karaikudi/sal_generalinformation.htm|publisher=Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply|access-date=31 Dec 2012}} The functions of the city corporation are divided into six departments: general administration/personnel, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, city planning and Information Technology (IT).{{cite web|title=Commissionerate of Municipal Administration|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/chart5.htm|publisher=Commissionerate of Municipal Administration|access-date=2012-12-29|year=2006}}
On 15 March 2024, Karaikudi Greater Municipality was upgraded to Municipal Corporation by Chief minister of TamilNadu M.K. Stalin{{cite news |title=New Announcement from Government of Tamil Nadu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/pudukottai-namakkal-tiruvannamalai-karaikudi-to-be-corporations/articleshow/108529513.cms |access-date=1 April 2024 |agency=Times of India |publisher=Times of India}} and became one of the 25 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu. It was the first corporation to be made in the Sivaganga District.
Factors
Karaikudi Municipal Corporation is driven by:{{cite news |title=City Municipal Corporation Announcement |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/pudukottai-namakkal-tiruvannamalai-karaikudi-to-be-corporations/articleshow/108529513.cms |access-date=1 April 2024 |publisher=Times of India}}
- Population growth
- Infrastructure developments
- Increase in annual income
- Improvements of road connectivity
- Providing drinking water
- Improving landscapes around the city limits
- Waste management
- Establishing industrial units
- Providing sewage connection
References
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{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}
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