Thrissur Municipal Corporation
Corporation of Thrissur തൃശൂർ നഗരസഭ | |
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Type | |
Type | 10 December 2020 |
Last election | 2015 |
Meeting place | |
Municipal Corporation Building, Thrissur | |
Website | |
thrissurcorporation |
The Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the
to improve the infrastructure of town.History
Prior to the constitution of the municipality, there was a sanitary board functioning in 1910 under a sergeant and the town council after 1911. In 1932, the new
The corporation comprises two legislative assemblies
Revenue sources
The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.[4][5][6]
Revenue from taxes
Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.
- Property tax.
- Profession tax.
- Entertainment tax.
- Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.
- Advertisement tax.
Revenue from non-tax sources
Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.
- Water usage charges.
- Fees from Documentation services.
- Rent received from municipal property.
- Funds from municipal bonds.
Master plans
The first master plan for
Income
As of 2014-15 revenue, the annual budgetary estimate of Thrissur Corporation is Rs 346.27 crore. Surplus income of the corporation is Rs 6.63 crore. Property tax is the main source of revenue for Thrissur Corporation.[7][8]
.
Standing committees
There are seven standing committees in the corporation. They are,
- Development Standing Committee
- Welfare Standing Committee
- Health Standing Committee
- Public Works Standing Committee
- Town Planning Standing Committee
- Tax Appeal Standing Committee
- Educational Standing Committee
Mayors of Thrissur
Mayors of Thrissur | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Party |
5 October 2000 | 3 April 2004 | Jose Kattukkaran | Indian National Congress |
2004 | 2005 | K Radhakrishnan | Indian National Congress |
7 October 2005 | 6 October 2010 | R. Bindu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
9 November 2010 | 14 January 2013 | I.P. Paul
|
Indian National Congress |
15 January 2014 | 4 June 2015 | Rajan Pallan | Indian National Congress |
19 November 2015 | 12 December 2018 | Ajitha Jayarajan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
12 December 2018 | 28 January 2020 | Ajitha Vijayan | Communist Party of India |
20 February 2020 | 11 November 2020 | Ajitha Jayarajan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
27 December 2020 | present | M.K Varghese | Left Democratic Front -Independent |
Source(s):[9][10] |
Deputy Mayors
Deputy Mayors of Thrissur | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Party |
2000 | 2004 | K Radhakrishnan | Indian National Congress |
2004 | 2005 | PS Johny | Indian National Congress |
2005 | 2007 | MK Sooryaprakash | Democratic Indira Congress
|
2007 | 2010 | M Vijayan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
2010 | 2013 | Subi Babu | Indian National Congress |
2014 | 2015 | P.V. Sarojini | Indian National Congress |
2015 | 2017 | Varghese Kandamkulathy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
2017 | 2019 | Beena Murali | Communist Party of India |
2019 | 2020 | Raphy Joseph | Independent |
2020 | 2023 | Rajasree Gopan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
2023 | present | M L Rosy | LDF Independent |
Source(s): [9] |
Election results
2020 local body elections
S.No. | Party Name | Number of Corporators | Change |
---|---|---|---|
01 | UDF |
24 | 3 |
02 | LDF |
24 | 1 |
03 | BJP | 6 | |
04 | Others | 1 | 4 |
Total | 55 |
2015 local body elections
S.No. | Political Front/Party | Number of Corporators[11] |
---|---|---|
1 | Left Democratic Front (LDF)
|
23 |
2 | United Democratic Front (UDF)
|
21 |
3 | National Democratic Alliance (NDA) | 6 |
4 | Others | 5 |
Total | 55 |
See also
References
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- ^ "Urban Cities Census: Kerala, UP share top slot". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ a b "The Corporation of Thrissur – General information". corporationofthrissur.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Corporation budget focuses on beautification of city". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Thrissur Corporation Budget". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Past Mayors". Thrissur Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "LDF to rule five out of six corporations". Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Local Body Elections 2015 Results | Corporation". Manorama. Retrieved 10 December 2020.