The Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu.
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| Jurisdiction | Tamil Nadu |
| Headquarters | Chennai |
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| Parent agency | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Website | Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department |
Objective edit
The department is responsible for the development of urban areas in the state and ensuring water supply to all the areas.[1] The department acts through urban local bodies such as municipal corporations, municipalities and town panchayats to enable the same.[1]
Administrative divisions edit
The local administration under the department consists of 15 municipal corporations, 121 municipalities and 528 town panchayats.[2][3] Greater Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the second oldest in the world and Tamil Nadu was the first state to establish town panchayats as a new administrative unit.[4][5]
Sub-divisions edit
The following sub-divisions operate under the department:[6]
- Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC): Administration and infrastructure development, taxation in Chennai
- Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA): Administration and infrastructure development, taxation in municipalities and other municipal corporations
- Directorate of Town Panchayats (DTP): Administration and infrastructure development, revenue, water supply and sanitation in town panchayats
- Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB): water supply and sanitation in Chennai
- Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD): Water supply and sanitation in other urban bodies
- Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited (TNUIFSL): Financing for urban infrastructure development
- Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust (CRRT): Restoration of water bodies in Chennai metropolitan area
- Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TUFIDCO): Implementation of urban development projects and schemes including Smart Cities Mission and AMRUT
- New Tirupur Area Development Corporation (NTADC): Development of New Tiruppur area
- Tamil Nadu Water Investment Company (TNWIC): Implementation of sewerage systems, recycling, desalination, river restoration and industrial effluent management
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Government units, Tamil Nadu". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Statistical year book of India (PDF) (Report). Government of India. p. 1. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Town panchayats". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Local Government". Government of India. p. 1. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, policy note, 2023-24 (PDF) (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 January 2023.