Adoni Municipality

Adoni Municipality
Formation1865
Merger ofMunicipal Corporation
TypeGovernmental organisation
Legal statusLocal government
PurposeCivic administration
HeadquartersAdoni
Location
Coordinates15.621282, 77.273777
Official language
Telugu
Chairman
Kuruba Sarojamma
Municipal Commissioner
B.sreekanth
Websitehttps://adoni.cdma.ap.gov.in/

Adoni Municipality is the local self-government in Adoni, a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a special grade municipality.[1]

Administration

The municipality was formed in the year 1865. It is spread over an area of 37.12 km2 (14.33 sq mi) and has 41 municipal wards.[2] The Elected Wing of the municipality consists of a municipal council, which has elected members and is headed by a Chairman.[3] Whereas, the Executive Wing is headed by a municipal commissioner.[3] The present municipal commissioner of the city is B.Sreekanth[4] and the chairperson is Kuruba Sarojamma.[5]

The municipality has approximately, 32,856–33,071 households. In 2013–14, the total income generated by the municipality was ₹ 15.808 crore and the expenditure spent was ₹ 13.0373 crore.[2]

Awards and achievements

The city is one among the 31 cities in the state to be a part of water supply and sewerage services mission known as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).[6] In 2015, as per the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan of the Ministry of Urban Development, Adoni Municipality was ranked 148th in the country.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Basic Information of Municipality". Official website of Adoni Municipality. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Composition of the Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Commissioner". Official website of Adoni Municipality. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Chairman". Official website of Adoni Municipality. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  6. ^ Vadlapatla, Sribala (11 August 2015). "Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development". The Times of India. Hyderabad. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  7. ^ Sandeep Kumar, S (10 August 2015). "Small towns fare better in Swachh Bharat rankings". The Hindu. Vijayawada. Retrieved 30 March 2016.


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