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

- --

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

--

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?