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APPENDICES - 1
TIRUVOTTIYUR MUNICIPALITY : A PROFILE
1. Name of the Municipality Tiruvottiyur Municipality Chennai - 600 019.
2. Date of Constitution 01.10.1958
3. Grade Selection Grade - 14.12.1988
4. I ) Region Chengalpattu Region
11) District Thiruvallore District
111) Taluk Ambattur Taluk
IV) Revenue Division R.D.O., Ponneri
V) Assembly Constituency Tiruvottiyur Constituency
VI) Parliamentary Constituency : North Chennai Constituency
5 . Area (in Sq. Km) 21.42 Sq. Km.
6. Population (as per 19991 1,67,851 (1991 Census) Census) midyear Population 2.25 lakhs (Midyear in 1998)
7. No. of Households 38,266
8. No. of Dust Pin 500
Date of constitution of Tiruvottiyur Municipality
I11 Grade Municipality 01.10.1958
(G.O.Ms. No. 1140, Rural
I1 Grade Municipality
I Grade Municipality
Selection Grade
Municipality
Development and Local
Administration Department
date 28.09.1966)
25.05.1966
(25.05.1966
(G.O.No. 1182, Rural
Development and Local
Administration Department.
date 07.05.1966)
08.07.1974
(G.O.No. 1305, Rual
Development and Local
Administration Department
date 23.05.74)
14.12.1988
(G.O.No. 1077, Municipal
Administration & Water
Department date 14.12.1988
APPENDICES - II
LIST OF THIRUVOTTlYUR COUNClLLORS
/ D. Krishna Raj INDE /
WARD NO.
1
2
3
NAME OF THE COUNCILLORS
A. Esthar
G. Raja
PARTY I D.M.K
D.M.K
5 D.M.K
CONG
D.M.K
S. Vijayalakshmi
A.1.A D.M.K
D.M.K
D.M.K
A.1.A D.M.K
A.1.A D.M.K
A.1.A D.M.K
D.M.K
D.M.K
D.M.K
D.M.K
D.M.K
CONG
A.1.A D.M.K
D.M.K
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9
10
11
12 -
13 -
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
2 1
22
D. Veema Rani
1
K.Ka Ananthan
S. Sivalingam
Su. Santhanam
V. Karupaih
S. Sankar
M. Dhana Ramesh
K.R. Shanmuga Swamy
T.M. Thani Arasu
P. Annamma
T. Mangaleswari
M. Manimaran
K.Sathiya Narayana
P. Padmavathy
G. Thangarnani
INDE
6 N. Masthan -
7 P.S. Uma Swamy
/ G.V. Surnathy
23
24
25
26
2 7
28
29
30
3 1 k
1 32
1 36 / S Kathir Velu I JANATHA /
G. Subramani
K. Lalitha
D. Ravi
C. Anandhi
P. Macha Gandhi
R. Natesan
A. Ajima Azees
K. Arokiya Dass
M. Sundari
K. Veeraswarny
1 M. Sakthivel
CONG
TMC
A.1.A D.M.K
A.I.A. D.M.K
TMC
D.M.K
D.M.K
D.M.K
D.M.K
D.M.K
3 7
38
39
40
4 1
42
43
44
45
P. Chithanadham
K. Rukmani
S. Muralitharan
T.V. Manoharan
S. Nagarathinam
S. Muthaiah
K.M.S. Asam Bai
E. Velayatham
P. Ramanujam I
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47
D.M.K
TMC
CONG
D.M.K
CONG
D.M.K
D.M.K
A.1.A D.M.K
INDE
48
Sundaramma Aathi D.M.K
S. Jayachandran D.M.K
APPENDICES - I11
STATISTICS OF URBAN LOCAL BODIES IN TAMIL NADU
AS ON 31.3.99
1. Classification of urban local bodies
(No. in each grade)
Municipalities
Special grade I I l3 I
Town Panchayats
Selection grade
Total
First grade
Second grade
@ including SCIST population
36
25
2. Population
Male
Female
Total @
13. Wards
238
Municipalities
3649146
3528483
7177629
I 87
1 Total
General
Women
SC/ST
2038
1134
220
4. Roads (in kms)
Cement roads 990.07
Black topped roads
1 Earthern
4450.05
WBM
/ Others
842.35
1 Tubelights
5. Street lights
Sodium vapour
Mercury vapour
27160
5973
Ordinary lights
1 Total 1 240245
962
Others
/6.Conservancy vehicles
25 1
/ Tractor
I Power tiller
/ Others
7. Water supply
House Sewer connections
Over head Tanks
Ground Level Reservoirs
Public Fountains
580395
467
121
22304
8. Staff
Category A
B
C
D
Total
50
781
972 1
17215
27767
APPENDICES - IV
SEVENTY FOURTH AMENDMENT
PART IX A.
The Municipalities
(Arts. 243p to 243 ZG)
Part IX A has been added to the Constitution by the Constitution (74'
Amendment) Act, 1992. This amendment has added 18 new articles and a
new twelth schedule relating to urban local bodies in the C;:.~stitution. Like
Panchayati Raj Amendment the 74' Amendment provides for constitutional
sanction to the urban self-governing institutions ensuring regular elections and
enabling them to pay a greater role in the development of urban area. This
provides for three types of municipal corporations and reservation of seats in
evey municipality for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women. The
Amendment empowers the state legislature to confer necessary powers and
responsibilities upon the municipalities in respect of preparation of plan for
economic development, levy of taxes and duties by municipalities.
Constitution of Municipalities: Art. 243Q provides for the establishment
the following three types of municipal corporations for urban areas-
(a) a Nagar panchayat for transitional area, that is to say, an area in
transition from a rural area to a urban area.
(b) a Municipal council for smaller urban area, and
(c) a Municipal corporation for a larger urban area.
A Municipality, however under this clause may not be constitute in
such urban area or part there if the Governor, having regard to the size of the
area and the municipal services being provided or proposed to be provided
by an industrial establishment in that area and such other factors, as he
deems fit, by public notification specify to be an industrial township. In an
industrial township all the facilities may be provided by an industrial
establishment, a municipality may not be constituted in such an urban area.
In this article, "a transitional area", "a smaller urban area" or "a larger
urban area" means such area as the Governor may, having regard to the
population of the area, the density of the population therein, the revenue
generated for local administration, the percent of employment in non-
agricultural activities, the economic or such other factors as he may deem fit.
specified by public notification for the purposes of this part.
A "Municipality means an institution of self government constituted
under Art. 243Q.
Composition of Municipalities. - Art. 243R provides that save as
provided in clause (Z), all the seats in a municipality shall be filled by persons
chosen by direct elections from territorial constituencies in the Municipal area.
For this purpose each Municipal area shall be divided into territorial
constituencies to be known as Wards.
The legislature of a State may by law, provide for the representation in
Municipality of the following -
( i ) persons having special knowledge or experience in Municipal
administration
(i i ) the members of the Lok Sabha and the Legislature Assembly of the
state representing constituencies which compraise wholly or partly the
Municipal area;
( i i i ) the members of the Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Council of the
State registered as electors within the Municipal area;
(iv) the chairpersons of the committees constituted under clause (5)of Art.
243s.
However, the persons referred to in paragraph (I) shall not have the
right to vote in the meeting of the Municipality.
The legislature will also by law provide the manner of election of the
chairpersons of a Municipality.
A "Municipal area" under Art. 243R means the territorial area of
Municipality as is notified by the Governor.
Constitution and composition of Wards Committees. - Art 243s
provides for the constitution of wards committee, consisting of one or more
wards, within the territorial area of a Municipality having a population of three
lakhs or more.
(a) the composition and the territorial area of a wards committee;
(b) the manner in which the seats in a wards committee shall be filled.
A member of a Municipality representing a ward within the territorial
area of the wards committee shall be a member of that committee. Where a
wards committee consists of one ward, the member representing that ward in
the Municipality shall be the chairperson of the committee. Where a wards
committee consists of two or more wards, one of members representing such
wards in the Municipality elected by the members of the wards committee
shall be the chairperson of that committee [clause (4)].
Nothing in this Article shall prevent the legislature of a State from
making provisions for the constitution of committees in addition to the wards
committees [clause (5)].
Under Article 243s "Population" means the population as ascertained
at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been
published. For this purpose the census of 1971 is the basis.
Reservation of Seats in Municipalities. - Art. 243-T provides for
the reservation of seats for the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes in every Municipality. The number of seats reserved for them shall be
as nearly as may be, in same proportion to the total number of seats to be
filled by direct election in that Municipality as the population of the SC's and
ST'S in the Municipal area bean to the total population of that area and such
seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Municipality.
Reservation of seats for Backward class of citizens .- Under
clause (6) of the legislature is empowered to make provisions for reservations
of seats in any Municipality of office of chairpersons in the Municipalities in
favour of backward class of citizens.
All kinds of resenlation of seats shall cease to havt: effect on the
expiration of the period specified in Art. 334 that is (up to 50 years from the
commencement of the Constitution).
Duration of Municipalities - Art. 243U provides that every
blunicipality, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in
force, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting.
Thus the maximum duration of a Municipality is five years, but may be
dissolved even earlier. But before dissolution the Municipality is five years, but
it may be dissolved even earlier. But before dissolution the Municipality shall
be given a reasonable opportunity of hearing. No amendment of any law for
the time being in force shall have the effect of causing dissolution of a
Municipality, at any level, which is functioning immediately before such
amendment, till the expiration of its normal duration of five years.
An election to constitute a Municipality shall be completed before the
expiration of its duration and before the expiation of a period of six months
from the date of its dissolution in case it had been dissolved earlier. But where
the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Municipality would have
continued is less than six months, it shall not be necessaly to hold elections
under this clause for constituting the Municipality fol such period. [Clause
(311.
A Municipality constituted upon the dissolution of Municipality before
the expiry of its duration shall continue only for the remainder of the period
for which the dissolved Municipality would have continued ~~iider clause (I)
had it not been so dissolved. [Clause (4)].
Disqualifications for Membership. - According to Art. 243V a person
shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of a
Municipality -
(a) if he is so disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force
for the purposes of elections to the Legislature of the State concerned;
(b) if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by the Legislature of
the State.
However, a person shall not be disqualifed on the ground that he is
less than 25 years of age, if he has attained the age of 21 years. Thus a
person having attained the age of 21 years is eligible for being chosen as a
member of Municipality.
If any question arises as to whether a member of a Municipality has
become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in clause (J) the
question shall be referred to for decision of such authority and in such manner
as the legislature fo a state may, by law, provide.
Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities. - Under Art. 243W, the Legislature of a State, subject to the provisions of this
Constitution, is empowered by law to endow-
(a) the Municipalities with such powers and authority as ma1! he necessary
to enable them to function as institution of self-government and such
law may contain provisions for the devolution of powers and
responsibilities upon Municipalities, subject to such conditions as may
be specified therein, with respect to-
(i) the preparation of plans for economic development and social justice;
(ii) the performance of functions and the implementation of schemes as
maybe entrusted to them including those in relation to the matters
listed in the Twelfth Schedule;
(b) the committees with such powers and authority as may be necessary to
enable them to cany out the responsibilities conferred upon them
including those in relation to the matters listed in the Twelfth Schedule.
The Twelfth Schedule mentions 18 subjects on which a Municipality
will be empowered by the State Legislature by law to exercise its
administrative control. Thc Twelfth Schedule lists the following subjects :-
'Twelfth Schedule
(Article 243W)
1. Urban planning including town planning. 2. Regulation of land-use and
construction of buildings. 3. Planning for economic and social development.
4. Roads and bridges. 5. Water supply for domestic, industrial and
commercial . 7. fire services. 8. Urban forestry, protection of the environment
and promotion of ecological aspects. 9. Safeguarding the interests of weaker
sections of society including the handicapped and mentally retarded. 10.
Slum improvement and upgradation. 11. Urban pove y alleviation. 12.
Provision of urban amenities and facilities such as parks, gardens,
playgrounds. 13. Promotion of cultural educational and aesthetic aspects. 14.
Burials and burial grounds; cremations, cremation grounds and electric
crema'toriums. 15. Cattle pounds; prevention of cruelty to animals. 16. Vital
statistics including registration of births and deaths. 17. Public amenities
including street lighting, parking lots, but stops and public conveniences. 18.
Regulation of slaughter houses and tanneries."
Power to impose taxes and funds of the' Municipalities. Under
Art. 243X the Legislature of a State may by law-
(a) authorise a Municipality to levy, collect and appropriate such taxes,
duties tolls and fees in accordance with such procedure ant1 subject to
such limits as specified in such law;
(b) assign to a Municipality such taxes, duties, tolls and fees levied and
collected by the State Government for such purposes subject to such
conditions and limits as specified in such law;
(c) provide for making such grants-in-aid to the Municipalities from the
Consolidated Fund of the State; and
(d) provide for constitution of such funds for crediting all moneys received,
by the Municipalities and also withdrawal of such moneys therefrom.
Finance Commis;slon. - The Finance Commission constituted under
Art.
243-1 for Panchayats :hall also review the financial position of the
Municipalities and make recommendations to the Governor as to the -
(a) principles which should govern-
(i) the distribution between the State and the Municipalities of the net
proceeds of the taxes, duties, tolls and fees leviable by the State, which
maybe divided between the Municipalities at all levels of their
respective share of such proceeds;
( i i ) the determination of taxes, duties, tolls and fees which maybe assigned
to, or appropriated by the municipalities;
(iii) the grants-in-aid to the Municipalities from the Consolidated Fund of
the State;
(b) the measures needed to improve the financial position of the
Municipalities;
The Governor shall cause every recommendation made by the
Commission together with an explanatoly memoranda as to the action taken
thereon to be laid before the Legislature of the State.
Audit of accounts of the Municipalities. - Art. 2432 empowers
the State legislature to make provisions with respect to the maintenance of
accounts by the Municipalities and the audit of such accounts.
Elections to the Municipalities. - Art. 2432 vests the
superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and
the conduct of all elections to the Municipalities in the State Election
Commission referred to Art. 243K. The Legislature of a State, subject to the
provisions with respect to all matters relating to or in connection with elections
to the Municipalities.
APPENDICES - V
INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
THIRUVOlTIYUR MUNICIPALITY: A CASE STUDY
Dear Sirmadam
I am doing Ph.D degree on the above topic at University of Madras.
Data collected through the interview schedule would be treated confidentially.
Thanking you
J. GANTHALAKSHIMI, ANNA CENTRE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, CHENNAI.
Personal Data
Name
Address Number
Educational Qualification
Age Sex
Ward Number House
Community Occupation
Monthly Income
1. Name the Chairman / Vice Chairman of the Municipality
2. Name the member of your ward Councillor .
3. To which party you support?
1 Why do you support a particular party?
5. Did your ward member visit your area to hear the gri~vances?
6. Have you ever ventilated your grievances to your councillors?
7. Is there any problem of drinking water supply in your area?
8. Is streetlights are maintained well?
9. Whether public convenience facilities are adequate in your area?
10. Does the municipality take necessary steps to clean your aredstreet?
Yes No
11. Whether medical facilities are available adequately in your area?
12. Whether roadststreets are maintained sufficiently?
13. Does the municipality take speedier action to rectify your grievances?
14. Whether the drainage is maintained properly?
15. Does the municipality take periodical preventive care to eradicate malaria and cholera?
.6. Do you get birth and death certificates without any difficulties from municipality?
17. Is there any difficulty in getting licences for Business and Small shops?
18. Is there any difficulties in getting plan approval and building licenses ?
19. What is your opinion about Municipal tax?
20. How does the municipal employee behave?
21. Is there any problem in vacating the encroachment in Thiruvottiyur area?
22. Are there any diflerences in implementing developmental work in different wardslarea?
23. Is there any problems in your area, which has not been solved by the municipality, indicate priorities?
24. '. Is there any malpractice in nutritious meal centre?
25. Do you know any voluntary organisation/involved in developmental work in your area?
26. What are the suggestions to improve the performance of the municipal administration in Thiruvottiyur?