Adoni Municipality

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]

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/

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
  • List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh

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. "Basic Information of Municipality". Official website of Adoni Municipality. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. "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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