Local government in Salem district

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Local government in Salem comprises three tiers of administration in the west district of Tamil Nadu, below the central government of India. Salem district was the first district created in India.[1]

Salem district consists of 1 Municipal Corporation, 6 Municipalities and 30 Town Panchayats.

Municipal Corporation

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There is one Corporation in Salem district, namely Salem City Municipal Corporation.

Larger cities of Tamil Nadu are governed by city municipal corporations (Tamil: மாநகராட்சிகள்). This city alone houses one-third of the urban population of the state. The Corporation consists of a council of elected councillors from each ward and a presiding officer, the Mayor, who is also an elected representative. Apart from them, an executive authority referred as Corporation Commissioner is also vested with administrative powers.

Municipalities

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There are 6 Municipalities in Salem district.

Municipalities (Tamil: நகராட்சிகள்) fall next to the city corporations. Municipalities have four categories based on their annual income and population. These include special-grade municipalities, selection-grade municipalities, grade I and grade II municipalities. Their elected representatives include ward councillors and a presiding officer, Municipal Chairperson. The Municipal Commissioner is the executive authority.

Town Panchayats

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There are 30 Town Panchayats in Salem district.

Town panchayat (Tamil: பேரூராட்சிகள்) is the body of government for areas in transition form ‘rural’ to ‘urban’. Tamil Nadu is the first state to introduce such a classification in urban local bodies.[2] The state has 561 town panchayats.[3] Town panchayats are upgraded to Grade III municipalities if they are found to be eligible. They are categorised in a similar way to that of Municipalities depending on the income criteria and population. Town panchayat councils include elected ward councillors and their presiding officer, Town panchayat chairperson. The Executive Officer is the executive authority for town panchayats.

Elections

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Elections to the local bodies in Tamil Nadu, held once in five years, are conducted by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. Both direct and indirect elections apply for local bodies.[4] Direct election posts include:

  • Urban bodies
  1. Corporation Mayor
  2. Municipality/Town Panchayat Chairperson
  3. Corporation/Municipality/Town Panchayat Councillor
  • Rural bodies
  1. Village Panchayat President
  2. District Panchayat councillor
  3. Panchayat Union councillor
  4. Village Panchayat Ward Member

Indirect election posts include Chairpersons of District panchayats and Panchayat unions, Deputy Mayor of corporations, Vice-Chairpersons of Municipalities and Town panchayats. Various statutory/standing committees are also elected by the way of indirect elections.

Village Panchayats

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There are 385 village panchayats of 20 blocks in Salem district.[5]

1. Thalaivasal Block
1 1 Aragalur
2 2 Arathi Agraharam
3 3 Deviyakurichi
4 4 East Rajapalayam
5 5 Govindampalayam
6 6 Iluppanatham
7 7 Kamakkapalayam
8 8 Kattukottai
9 9 Kavarpanai
10 10 Ladduvadi
11 11 Manivilundan
12 12 Navakurichi
13 13 Navalur
14 14 Pagadapady
15 15 Pattuthurai
16 16 Periyeri
17 17 Puliankurichi
18 18 Punavasal
19 19 Puthur
20 20 Sadasivapuram
21 21 Sarvoy
22 22 Sarvoy Pudur
23 23 Sathappady
24 24 Siruvachur
25 25 Sitheri
26 26 Thalaivasal
27 27 Thenkumarai
28 28 Thittacheri
29 29 Thiyaganur
30 30 Unathur
31 31 Vadakumarai
32 32 Varagur
33 33 Vellaiyur
34 34 Veppampoondi
35 35 Veppanatham
2. Attur Block
36 1 Akkichettipalayam
37 2 Ammampalayam
38 3 Appamasamudram Salem
39 4 Arasanatham
40 5 Chokkanathapuram
41 6 Eachampatty
42 7 Kallanatham
43 8 Kalpaganur
44 9 Koolamedu
45 10 Kothampadi
46 11 Malliakarai
47 12 Manjini
48 13 Paithur
49 14 Pungavadi
50 15 Ramanaickenpalayam
51 16 Seeliampatty
52 17 Thandavarayapuram
53 18 Thennakudipalayam
54 19 Thulukanur
55 20 Valaiyamadevi
3. Gangavalli Block
56 1 Anaiyampatti
57 2 Belur
58 3 Goodamalai
59 4 Jangamasamudram
60 5 Kadambur
61 6 Kondayampalli
62 7 Krishnapuram
63 8 Manmalai
64 9 Naduvalur
65 10 Nagiyampatti
66 11 Odhiyathur
67 12 Pachamalai
68 13 Thagarapudur
69 14 Ulipuram
4. Pethanaickenpalayam Block
70 1 A. Karadipatti
71 2 A. Komarapalayam
72 3 Ariyapalayam
73 4 B. Karadipatti
74 5 C. Kalrayan Therkku Nadu
75 6 C. Kalrayan Vadakku Nadu
76 7 Chinnakrishnapuram
77 8 Dhalavaipatti
78 9 Edayapatti
79 10 Gopalapuram
80 11 Kalarampatti
81 12 Kalleiripatti
82 13 Kalyanaigiri
83 14 Kottavadi
84 15 M. Udayampalayam
85 16 Muthagoundanoor
86 17 Oddapatti
87 18 Olappadi
88 19 P. Kalrayan Hills Keelnadu
89 20 P. Kalrayan Hills Melnadu
90 21 Palaniyapuri
91 22 Panamadal
92 23 Pappinaickenpatti
93 24 Periyakrishnapuram
94 25 Puthiragoundampalayam
95 26 Sekkadipatti
96 27 Thamayanur
97 28 Thandanur
98 29 Thennampillaiyur
99 30 Thumbal
100 31 Umayalpuram
101 32 Vadugathampatti
102 33 Vaithigoundanpudur
103 34 Veeragoundanoor
104 35 Vellalapatti
105 36 West Rajapalayam
5. Valapady Block
106 1 Athanurpatti
107 2 Chandrapillaivalasu
108 3 Chinnamanaickenpalayam
109 4 Kattuveppilaipatti
110 5 Kolathukombai
111 6 Komarapalayam
112 7 Kurichi
113 8 Mannaickenpatti
114 9 Mannarpalayam
115 10 Muthampatti
116 11 Neermullikuttai
117 12 Ponnarampatti
118 13 Puzhuthikuttai
119 14 Singipuram
120 15 Somampatti
121 16 Thekkalpatti
122 17 Thirumanur
123 18 Thukkiyampalayam
124 19 Veppilaipatti
125 20 Vilaripalayam
6. Ayothiyapattinam Block
126 1 A. N. Mangalam
127 2 Achankuttapatty
128 3 Adhikaripatti
129 4 Aladipatti
130 5 Anupur
131 6 Chinnagoundapuram
132 7 Chinnanur
133 8 D. Perumapalayam
134 9 Dasanaickenpatti
135 10 Karipatti
136 11 Karumapuram
137 12 Kootathupatti
138 13 Korathupatti
139 14 Kullampatti
140 15 Kuppanur
141 16 M. Palapatti
142 17 M. Perumapalayam
143 18 M. Thathanur
144 19 Masinaickenpatti
145 20 Mettupatti
146 21 Minnampalli
147 22 Pallipatti
148 23 Periyagoundapuram
149 24 Poovanoor
150 25 S. N. Mangalam
151 26 Sukkampatti
152 27 Thailanur
153 28 Udayapatti
154 29 Valaiyakaranur
155 30 Valasaiyur
156 31 Veeranam
157 32 Vellalagundam
7. Yercaud Block
158 1 Manjakuttai
159 2 Maramangalam
160 3 Nagalur
161 4 Semmanatham
162 5 Thalaisolai
163 6 Vazhavanthi
164 7 Vellakkadai
165 8 Velur
166 9 Yercaud
8. Salem Block
167 1 Andipatti
168 2 Ayyamperumampatti
169 3 Chettichavadi
170 4 Dhalavaipatti
171 5 Erumapalayam
172 6 Inamvedugathampatti
173 7 Kondappanaickenpatti
174 8 Majaragollapatti
175 9 Mallamoopampatti
176 10 Sanyasigundu
177 11 Sarkargollapatti
178 12 Selathampatti
179 13 Thirumalaigiri
180 14 Vattamuthampatti
9. Panamarathupatti Block
181 1 Amani Kondalampatti
182 2 Ammapalayam
183 3 Dasanaickenpatti
184 4 Ervadivaniyampadi
185 5 Gajjalnaickenpatti
186 6 Kammalapatti
187 7 Kuralnatham
188 8 Mookkuthipalayam
189 9 Nazhikkalpatti
190 10 Neikkarapatty
191 11 Nilavarapatti
192 12 Pallitherupatti
193 13 Parapatti
194 14 Peramanur
195 15 Santhiyur
196 16 Santhiyur Attayampatty
197 17 Thammanaickenpatty
198 18 Thippampatty
199 19 Thumbalpatti
200 20 Vazhakkuttapatti
10. Veerapandi Block
201 1 Akkarapalayam
202 2 Anaikuttapatti
203 3 Ariyagoundampatti
204 4 Chennagiri
205 5 Ettimanickampatti
206 6 Inambiroji
207 7 Kadathur Agr.
208 8 Kalparapatti
209 9 Keerapappambadi
210 10 Maramangalathupatti
211 11 Marulayampalayam
212 12 Mooduthurai
213 13 Murungapatti
214 14 Pappaarapatti
215 15 Periya Seeragapadi
216 16 Perumagoundampatti
217 17 Perumampatti
218 18 Poolavari
219 19 Puthur Agr.
220 20 Rajapalayam
221 21 Rakkipatti
222 22 Senaipalayam
223 23 Uthamasolapuram
224 24 Veerapandi
225 25 Vembadithalam
11. Magundanchavadi Block
226 1 A. Pudur
227 2 Agr. Thalaiyur
228 3 Egapuram
229 4 Gudalur
230 5 Kaligoundampalayam
231 6 Kanagagiri
232 7 Kandarkulamanickam
233 8 Kannanderi
234 9 Mac. Donald Choultry
235 10 Naduvaneri
236 11 Thappakuttai
237 12 Vaikundam
12. Sankari Block
238 1 Alathur
239 2 Annathanapatti
240 3 Chinnagoundanur
241 4 Devannagoundanur
242 5 Irugalur
243 6 Iveli
244 7 Katheri
245 8 Kaveripatti
246 9 Kaveripatti Agraharam
247 10 Koneripatti
248 11 Koneripatti Agrm.
249 12 Kottavaradhampatti
250 13 Morur East
251 14 Morur West
252 15 Mottaiyanur
253 16 Olakkachinnanur
254 17 Pullagoundampatti
255 18 Pullagoundampatti Agrm.
256 19 Sanyasipatti Agraharam
257 20 Sungudivaradhampatti
258 21 Vadugapatti
259 22 Veerachipalayam
13. Konganapuram Block
260 1 Erumaipatti
261 2 Katchupalli
262 3 Konasamudram
263 4 Koranampatti
264 5 Kurumbapatti
265 6 Pudupalayam
266 7 Samudram
267 8 Thangayur
268 9 Vellalapuram
14. Edappadi Block
269 1 Adaiyur
270 2 Avaniperur East
271 3 Chettimankurichi
272 4 Chithoor
273 5 Dadhapuram
274 6 Iruppali
275 7 Nedungulam
276 8 Pakkanadu
277 9 Vellarivelli
278 10 Vembaneri
15. Kolathur Block
279 1 Alamarathupatti
280 2 Chithiraipattipudur
281 3 Dhinnapatti
282 4 Kannamoochi
283 5 Karungallur
284 6 Kaveripuram
285 7 Kolnaickenpatti
286 8 Lakkampatti
287 9 Moolakkadu
288 10 Navapatti
289 11 Palamalai
290 12 Pannavadi
291 13 Sampalli
292 14 Singiripatti
16. Mecheri Block
293 1 Amaram
294 2 Aranganoor
295 3 Banapuram
296 4 Bukkampatti
297 5 Koonandiyur
298 6 Koppampatti
299 7 Kuttapatti
300 8 M. Kalipatti
301 9 M. N. Patti
302 10 Mallikundham
303 11 Olaipatti
304 12 Pallipatti
305 13 Pottaneri
306 14 Sathapadi
307 15 Thethigiripatti
308 16 Vellar
309 17 Virudasampatti
17. Nangavalli Block
310 1 Avadathur
311 2 Chinnasoragai
312 3 Gonur
313 4 Karikkapatti
314 5 Periyasoragai
315 6 Sanarapatti
316 7 Surapalli
317 8 Thoramangalam
318 9 Veerakkal
18. Tharamangalam Block
319 1 Alagusamudram
320 2 Amaragundhi
321 3 Ariyampatti
322 4 Arurpatti
323 5 Desavilakku
324 6 Duttampatti
325 7 Edayapatti
326 8 Elavampatti
327 9 Karukkalvadi
328 10 Kurukkupatti
329 11 Mallikuttai
330 12 Manathal
331 13 Panikkanur
332 14 Pappampadi
333 15 Ramireddipatti
334 16 Selavadai
335 17 T. Konagapadi
19. Omalur Block
336 1 Balbakki
337 2 Ettikuttapatti
338 3 Gollapatti
339 4 Kamalapuram
340 5 Kottagoundampatti
341 6 Kottamariammankoil
342 7 Kottamettupatti
343 8 M. Chettipatti
344 9 Manguppai
345 10 Moogilpadi
346 11 Muthunaikenpatti
347 12 Nallagoundampatti
348 13 Naranampalayam
349 14 Pachanampatti
350 15 Pagalpatti
351 16 Periyeripatti
352 17 Pottipuram
353 18 Puliampatti
354 19 S. Chettipatti
355 20 Saminaikenpatti
356 21 Sangeethapatti
357 22 Sellapillaikuttai
358 23 Semmankoodal
359 24 Sikkampatti
360 25 Sikkanampatti
361 26 Thathiyampatti
362 27 Thekkampatti
363 28 Thindamangalam
364 29 Tholasampatti
365 30 Thumbipadi
366 31 U. Maramangalam
367 32 Vellakkalpatti
368 33 Vellalapatti
20. Kadayampatti Block
369 1 Bommiyampatti
370 2 Danishpet
371 3 Deevattipatti
372 4 Dharapuram
373 5 Gundakkal
374 6 Kanavaipudur
375 7 Kanjanaickenpatti
376 8 Karuvalli Salem
377 9 Kongupatti
378 10 Kookkuttapatti
379 11 Mookkanur
380 12 Nadupatti
381 13 Pannapatti
382 14 Poosaripatti
383 15 Semmandapatti
384 16 Umblikkampatti
385 17 Veppilai

Functions

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Local bodies are completely responsible for the developmental administration in the state. Maintenance of clean environment, primary health facilities gain the foremost importance. Apart from them water supply, roads and buildings, storm-water drains, street lighting, solid waste management, sanitation and bus-stands cum commercial complexes etc are the prime duties of the local bodies.[19][citation needed] Centrally sponsored schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), etc, and State-funded Schemes like Tamil Nadu Village Habitation Improvement Scheme (THAI), Member of Legislative Assembly Constituency Development Scheme (MLACDS), Self-Sufficiency Scheme, Solar-Powered Green-House Scheme are also undertaken by the local bodies.[20][citation needed] Sources of revenue for these local bodies are mainly from central and state governments. Local bodies also have the power of taxation which include house tax, profession tax, property tax etc. Apart from these they levy fees for specific building plan and layout approvals, water charges, sewerage charges etc.

References

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  1. ^ "Local Bodies | Salem District, Government of Tamil Nadu". Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "About Us". Directorate of Town Panchayats, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  3. ^ "List of Town Panchayats" (PDF). Directorate of Town Panchayats, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Conduct of Elections". Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Village Panchayats | Salem District, Government of Tamil Nadu". Retrieved 16 May 2021.