Select the correct statement/s among following given statements about Municipal corporation:-
1. They are established only by acts of the state legislature in states and in Union territories it is established by the President of India.
2. Municipal commissioner is responsible for the implementation of the decision. He is appointed by the state government.
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2 only
Municipal corporations are created for the administration of big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and others. They are established in the states by the acts of the concerned state legislatures, and in the union territories by the acts of the Parliament of India. There may be one common act for all municipal corporations in a state or a separate act for each municipal corporation. . The Corporation of Chennai was the first Municipal Corporation in India.
The municipal commissioner is responsible for the implementation of the decisions taken by the council and its standing committees. Thus, he is the chief executive authority of the corporation. He is appointed by the state government and is generally a member of the I.A.S.