Kadapa Municipal Corporation

Kadapa Municipal Corporation
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation of the Kadapa
History
Founded	2004
Leadership
Mayor	Kothamaddi Suresh Babu (YSRCP)
Deputy Mayor	Syed Mumthaj Begam (YSRCP) Bandi Nityananda Reddy (YSRCP)
Municipal commissioner	Sri G.Surya Sai Praveenchand I.A.S
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	Government (49)   YSRCP (48)   IND (1) Opposition (1)   TDP (1)
Elections
Last election	10 March 2021
Website
Kadapa Municipal Corporation

Kadapa Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Kadapa in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the oldest Municipalities of the state, constituted in the year 1868 and was upgraded to Corporation in 2004. ^[1] Its jurisdiction encompasses an area of 164.08 km2 (63.35 sq mi). Established in the year 2004, the executive power of the corporation is vested in the Municipal Commissioner, appointed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh which is currently held by Sri G. Surya Sai Praveenchand. The newly constituted general body elected Sri Kothamaddi Suresh Babu as mayor, Smt. Syed Mumthaj Begam as deputy mayor and Sri Bandi Nityananda Reddy as second deputy mayor in March 2021.

History

Kadapa is one of the oldest Municipalities in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Rayalaseema region, and is the district headquarters of Kadapa district. It was constituted as a III–Grade municipality in 1868. It was then upgraded to II–Grade in 1958 and Special Grade in 1980. It covers an area of 6.84 km². It was upgraded as Municipal Corporation on 17 November 2004 ^[2] vide G.O.Ms.No.481, dated : 17.11.2004 with an area of 91.05 km². subsequently vide G.O.Ms.No.125, dated : 17.03.2005 and G.O.Ms.No.89, MA, dated : 30.05.2006 the area of corporation was increased to 164.08 km2 (63.35 sq mi) by merging surrounding gram panchayat. The population of the city in the 2001 Census of India was (2,87,093) and the approximate population in the 2011 Census of India was 3,44,078.

Jurisdiction

The municipal corporation has an area of 164.08 square kilometres (63.35 sq mi). ^[3]

List of mayors

Sno.	Name	Tenure			Political Party		Election	Ref.
		Took office	Left office	Duration
1	Pochimareddy Ravindranath Reddy	2005	2010	5 years		Indian National Congress
2	Kothamaddi Suresh Babu	2014	2019	5 years		YSR Congress Party	2014
		2021	Incumbent				2021

2021 elections

Party name		Symbol	Won	Change
	YSR Congress Party		48
	Telugu Desam Party		1
	Jana Sena Party		1

Civic administration

The area of Kadapa Municipal Corporation is 164.08 km² (63.35 sq mi). The corporation is administered by an elected body headed by the Mayor. The corporation population as per the 2011 census was 3,44,078. The present commissioner of the corporation is G.Surya Sai Praveenchand I.A.S. and the mayor is Kothamaddi Suresh Babu. ^{[4] [5]}

Public services

The Kadapa Municipal Corporation provides drinking water to the public and its per capita water supply per day is 120 LPCD. It has 3 public parks, secondary schools, elementary schools and many other services including colleges, playgrounds etc. ^[6]

Functions

Kadapa 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 following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

• Property tax.
• Profession tax.
• Entertainment tax.
• Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.
• Advertisement tax.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

• Water usage charges.
• Fees from Documentation services.
• Rent received from municipal property.
• Funds from municipal bonds.

Kadapa Municipal Elections

2021 Ordinary Elections

After 2014, third Kadapa Municipal Corporation elections were held in March 2021. ^[12]

S.No.	Party Name		Symbol	Won	Change
1		YSR Congress Party		48	6
2		Telugu Desam Party		1	7
3		Independents		1
4		Jana Sena Party		0
5		Bharatiya Janata Party		0

2014 Ordinary Elections

The second Kadapa Municipal Corporation elections were conduced in 2014. ^[13]

S.No.	Party Name		Symbol	Won	Change
1		YSR Congress Party		42
2		Telugu Desam Party		8
3		Bharatiya Janata Party		0

References

1. "Brief about Kadapa Municipal Corporation". Kadapa Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
2. "Kadapa Municipal Corporation at a Glance" (PDF). Kadapa Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
3. "Kadapa Municipal Corporation". cdma.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
4. "Home". kadapamunicipalcorporation.org.
5. Special Correspondent (4 July 2014). "YSRC's Suresh Babu is Kadapa Mayor". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 October 2014.{{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
6. "Kadapa Municipal Corporation". cdma.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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.
12. "AP Municipal election results: YSRC wave all the way". 15 March 2021.
13. Special Correspondent (4 July 2014). "YSRC's Suresh Babu is Kadapa Mayor". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 October 2014.{{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)