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What is the difference between municipality and municipal corporation

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Municipal Corporation

1. Municipal corporations are formed to manage the administration oflarge cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Bangalore, among others.

2.They are established in the states by acts of the state legislatures concerned, and in the union territories by acts of the Parliament of India.

3.There may be a single act that applies to all municipal corporations in a state, or each municipal corporation may have its own act.

Municipality

1.Municipalities are created to oversee the administration of towns and smaller cities.

2.They, like corporations, are established in the states by acts of the respective state legislatures and in the union territories by acts of the Parliament of India.

3.Other names for them include municipal council, municipal committee, municipal board, borough municipality, city municipality, and others.


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