Abbreviation GMC Legal status Local government | Merger of Municipal Corporation | |
Motto (Telugu: కృషితో నాస్తి దుర్భిక్షం)
(Nothing is unattainable with hard work) Formation 1866
1994 (upgraded to corporation) Type Governmental organization | ||
Guntur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Guntur in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the oldest municipalities and the third largest municipal corporation in the state.
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History
Guntur municipality was constituted in the year 1866 and the first elected body was formed in 1881. The municipality was upgraded to II-Grade in 1891, I-Grade in 1917, Special Grade in 1952 and then to Selection Grade in 1960. In 1994, the Municipal Corporation was formed.
Jurisdiction
The city limits were expanded by merging the ten surrounding villages into the corporation. The present jurisdictional area of the corporation is spread over an area of 168.41 km2 (65.02 sq mi). There exists 57 political wards post merger of villages into the corporation.
Governing body
The Standing Committee of the corporation consists of two wings namely, executive and governing bodies. The present Municipal commissioner is S.Nagalakhsmi.
The below table depicts the structure of the corporation:
Civic services
The corporation works on improving civic needs like roads, bus shelters, pavements, public gardens etc.
Projects
A 15 MW waste-to-energy plant is set up with the collaboration of the JITF Urban Infrastructure Limited. Guntur is one of the corporation along with Vijayawada Municipal Corporation and seven other municipalities from Guntur district.
Awards and achievements
In 2015, as per the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan of the Ministry of Urban Development, Guntur Municipal Corporation was ranked 70th in the country.