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The local administration under the department consists of 15 municipal corporations, 121 municipalities and 528 town panchayats. [2] [3] Greater Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the second oldest in the world and Tamil Nadu was the first state to establish town panchayats as a new administrative unit.
[1] [2] The department is responsible for the implementation of rural development and welfare schemes and facilitates Panchayat administration in the rural. [3] The department is responsible for implementing programmes to reach the localisation sustainable development goals by 2030 as laid down by United Nations .
Tambaram City Municipal Corporation (TCMC) is a local government of the City of Tambaram within the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu, India. [1] It covers an area of 87.64 sq. km in the Chengalpattu district, and has a population of 722,982.
From then, there came many legislation to ensure effective system of Local governance in Tamil Nadu. Notable legislative orders to Local Bodies by the centre-state governments include: Article 40 of Indian Constitution; Madras Village Panchayat Act, 1950; Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 1950; Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1958
Municipal corporations cater to larger urban areas, municipalities serve smaller urban areas, and town panchayats cater to areas that are under transition from rural to urban. [2] As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats in Tamil Nadu. [3] [4]
Tamil Nadu is the first state to introduce such a classification in urban local bodies. [2] The state has 561 town panchayats. [ 3 ] Town panchayats are upgraded to Grade III municipalities if they are found to be eligible.
This is a list of the revenue divisions and taluks of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India.These administrative units are classified based on the district. There are 38 districts in Tamil Nadu, and for revenue administration purposes, each district is divided into divisions, headed by a Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), which are further divided into taluks. [1]
Municipal Corporations are the local governing bodies of the urban areas in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A municipal corporation carries out its functions through well organized divisions or departments. The 74th Amendment to the Constitution of India defined the formations of urban local governments and their activities. [1]