Question

Construction and maintenance of public parks, libraries, museums, theatre, akharas, picnic resorts, etc., are the ___________ functions of the Municipal Corporation.

• A. Obligatory or Compulsory
• B. Discretionary or Optional
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Discretionary or Optional

The functions of the Municipal Corporation are divided into two parts. Obligatory functions and the discretionary functions. Obligatory functions include providing proper health care facilities, proper schooling, construction of roads, safe drinking water, electricity etc. Discretionary functions, on the other hand, includes maintaining other public amenities which are optional and not that important like parks, libraries, museums, theatre, construction of orphanage and old age homes, night shelters etc.