COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Calcutta Municipal Corporation
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Imperial Delhi Committee
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Raisins Municipal Committee
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Town Duties Committee
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kolkata Municipal Corporation was established in 1876. Under the guidance of the first Minister of Local Self-Government in Bengal, Sir Surendranath Banerjee, the Calcutta Municipal Act of 1923 made provision for the enfranchisement of women and the election of a Mayor of Kolkata annually.
Detailed explanation-2: -By a royal charter, the first Corporation was set up on 4th September, 1726, consisting of a Mayor and 9 Aldermen. Somehow, they were mainly concerned with discharging judicial functions as Mayor’s Court. The administration continued to be in the hands of the Zamindar, assisted by a deputy known as black zamindar.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to Dr. Pillai, the first municipal corporation was established in Madras by a Royal Charter (Pillay, 1850-1919). Similarly by a Royal charter, the Corporation in Calcutta was set up in 1726 consisting of a mayor and 9 aldermen.
Detailed explanation-4: -Municipal bodies have a long history in India. The first such Municipal Corporation was set-up in the former Presidency Town of Madras in 1688; and was followed by similar corporations in the then Bombay and Calcutta in 1726.