Sonipat Municipal Corporation or Municipal Corporation of Sonipat is the governing civic body of the
Urban Area
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city
Sonipat
Sonipat is a city, municipal corporation and administrative headquarter in Sonipat district of Haryana state of India. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around from New Delhi. It is also around 214 km (128 miles) southwest o ...
in
Sonipat district, Haryana
Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana States and territories of India, state in North India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region. It is bordered by ...
, India. The Municipal Committee Sonipat was established in 1933. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (
Chennai
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) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (
Mumbai
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) and Calcutta (
Kolkata
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) by 1762.
Sonipat Municipal Corporation has been formed with
functions to improve the infrastructure of town.
History and administration
Sonipat Municipal Corporation was formed to improve the infrastructure of the town as per the needs of local population.
Sonipat Municipal Corporation has been categorised into wards and each ward is headed by councillor for which elections are held every 5 years.
Sonipat Municipal Corporation is governed by mayor
and administered by Municipal Commissioner Dharmender Singh.
Departments
List of departments in Municipal Corporation Sonipat:
Geography
Sonipat is located at .
in
Sonipat
Sonipat is a city, municipal corporation and administrative headquarter in Sonipat district of Haryana state of India. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around from New Delhi. It is also around 214 km (128 miles) southwest o ...
in the state of
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
,
India
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.
Revenue sources
The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.
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.
References
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Municipal corporations in India
Municipal corporations in Haryana
2010 establishments in Haryana