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Ponnur Municipality
Ponnur Municipality is the local self government in Ponnur, a town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a ''Grade–II'' municipality. History The municipality was constituted in the year 1964 as ''Grade–III'' and then got upgraded in the year 1984 as a ''Grade–II'' municipality. Administration The jurisdictional area of the municipality is spread over an area of with 31 municipal and 16 revenue wards. The ''Elected Wing'' of the municipality consists of a municipal council, which has elected members and is headed by a Chairperson. Whereas, the ''Executive Wing'' is headed by a municipal commissioner. The present chairperson of the municipality is ''Sajja Hemalatha'' and the present commissioner is ''M.Ramesh Babu''. As per the survey conducted in 2014, there exists 60,600 households. In 2014–15, the total income generated by the municipality was and the expenditure spent was . Civic works and services The municipality supplies drinking and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governmental Organization
A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administration. There is a notable variety of agency types. Although usage differs, a government agency is normally distinct both from a department or ministry, and other types of public body established by government. The functions of an agency are normally executive in character since different types of organizations (''such as commissions'') are most often constituted in an advisory role—this distinction is often blurred in practice however, it is not allowed. A government agency may be established by either a national government or a state government within a federal system. Agencies can be established by legislation or by executive powers. The autonomy, independence, and accountability of government agencies also vary widely. History Early exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Rupee Symbol
The Indian rupee sign (₹) is the currency symbol for the Indian rupee (ISO 4217: INR), the official currency of India. Designed by D. Udaya Kumar, it was presented to the public by the Government of India on 15 July 2010, following its selection through an open competition among Indian residents. Before its adoption, the most commonly used symbols for the rupee were Rs, Re or, in texts in Indian languages, an appropriate abbreviation in the language used. The design is based on the Devanagari letter "र" ( ra) with a double horizontal line at the top and the Latin capital letter " R" without its vertical bar. The Unicode code point for the Indian rupee sign is . Other countries that use a rupee, such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal, use the generic character. Origin On 5 March 2009, the Indian government announced a contest to create a sign for the Indian rupee. During the 2010 Union Budget, then Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that the proposed sign sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Establishments In Andhra Pradesh
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – ''Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels; a U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities In Andhra Pradesh
The article lists all the urban local bodies, covering municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayats in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The statistical data is based on Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Government of Andhra Pradesh. The state of Andhra Pradesh with 26 districts has a total of 125 urban local bodies. It includes, 17 municipal corporations, 78 municipalities and 31 nagar panchayats. * According available data, Bheemunipatnam is oldest municipality in Andhra Pradesh and second oldest municipality in India after Chennapatnam Chennai Now, Bheemunipatnam is a part of GVMC and Adoni in Kurnool district is the oldest municipality in Rayalaseema region, followed by Kurnool. The hierarchy in Municipal Body # Municipal Corporation # Municipality #* ''Selection Grade Municipality'' #* ''Special Grade Municipality'' #* ''Grade - 1 Municipality'' #* ''Grade - 2 Municipality'' #* ''Grade - 3 Municipality'' # Nagar Panchayat # Grama Panchayat Mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Colleges
A junior college (sometimes referred to colloquially as a juco, JuCo or JC) is a post-secondary educational institution offering vocational training designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupations and workers in support roles in professions such as engineering, accountancy, business administration, nursing, medicine, architecture, and criminology, or for additional education at another college with more advanced academic material. Students typically attend junior colleges for one to three years. By country Bangladesh In Bangladesh, after completing the tenth-grade board exam (Secondary School Certificate), students attend two years of junior college, named intermediate college. After passing the SSC exam, students can apply for their desired colleges, where they study in three groups, namely Science, Humanities and Commerce for two years. After that, students sit for Higher Secondary Certificate at the end of their second year in intermediate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Schools
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools. In the US, the secondary education system has separate middle schools and high schools. In the UK, most state schools and privately-funded schools accommodate pupils between the ages of 11–16 or 11–18; some UK private schools, i.e. public schools, admit pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. Secondary schools follow on from primary schools and prepare for vocational or tertiary education. Attendance is usually compulsory for students until age 16. The organisations, buildings, and terminology are more or less unique in each country. Levels of education In the ISCED 2011 education scale levels 2 and 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
