Paper I · 12 Local Self-Government · 12.4 Urban local bodies
12.4.1 74th Amendment and the Telangana Municipalities Act 2019: municipalities and municipal corporations
The 74th Amendment (1992) made municipalities constitutional bodies; in Telangana every municipal council and municipal corporation except the Hyderabad group is governed by the Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019, which runs them through an elected council, an indirectly elected chairperson or mayor and a government-appointed commissioner, with strict green, sanitation and online-service duties.
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Key terms
- 74th Amendment
- Part IXA
- Twelfth Schedule
- nagar panchayat
- municipal council
- municipal corporation
- ward committee
- District Planning Committee
- Metropolitan Planning Committee
- Telangana Municipalities Act 2019
- Act 11 of 2019
- Ordinance 6 of 2019
- Hyderabad District Municipalities Act 1956
- AP Municipalities Act 1965
- AP Municipal Corporations Act 1994
- chairperson
- mayor
- commissioner
- green action plan
- 10 per cent green budget
- 85 per cent survival
- citizen charter
- self-assessment of property tax
- building permission
- 75 square yards
- Municipal Tribunal
- 2020 municipal elections
- February 2026 municipal elections
What this note covers
- Core factsFoundation
- ExplainedStandard
- DeeperAdvanced
- Mains writingMains writing
- Common trapsFoundation
- Quick revisionFoundation
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