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Lesson 7 municiPalitY Unit 4

Objectives:

On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Catogorize municipality and its types.
• Describe the formation and major functions of a municipality.

Municipality is an organized body of
elected representatives. It has its
own government to deal with local
problems in a city.

A municipality is formed with an
elected Mayor, a Deputy Mayor
(from concerned municipal area)
and ward chairpersons (concerned
wards) including five women
members elected from municipal
assembly and three members Mayor
elected from Dalit-Minorities by
municipal assembly. The flow-chart below gives a vivid information :

Mayor elected

Deputy Mayor elected

Ward Chairpersons (9-35) elected

Five women members elected by Municipal
Assembly

Three members elected by Municipal
(Dalits – Minarities Assembly

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