Where was the first Municipal Corporation established in Bihar?

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Bihar STET TGT (Social Science) Official Paper-I (Held On: 18 Sept, 2023 Shift 6)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Patna.

Key Points

The Patna Municipality, established on 2 November 1864 was renamed Patna City Municipality in 1917.
It is one of the oldest municipality in India and oldest in Bihar.
The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) established on August 15, 1952, in accordance with the Patna Municipal Act, 1951.
The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) replaced the Patna Administrative Committee and the Patna-Bankipur Joint Water Works Committee.
The PMC council members were first elected in March 1954.

Additional Information

The Greater Chennai Corporation (previously Madras) is the Oldest Municipal Institution in India established on the 29th September 1688.
- The Municipal administration properly commenced from the Parliamentary Act, 1792 making provision for the good order and administration of the city.
- The Madras Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 (as amended) provides the basic Statutory authority for the administration now.
The Calcutta Municipal Corporation was established with 72 Commissioners and a Chairman, with the passage of the Calcutta Municipal Consolidation Act, 1876.
- C. R. Das was the first elected Mayor and Subhas Chandra Bose his Chief Executive Officer.
- The city was ruled under the Act till March 1948 untill the State Government superseded the Corporation