Corporation of Chennai

The Chennai Corporation (officially the Corporation of Chennai), aforetime accepted as the Corporation of Madras, is the borough physique that governs the city-limits of Chennai, India. Established as the Madras Corporation in 1688 AD, it is the oldest borough physique of the Commonwealth of Nations alfresco Great Britain. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 200 councilor’s anniversary of whom represents one of the 200 wards of the city.

The Madras Corporation is the oldest borough physique of the Commonwealth of Nations alfresco the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1688 to ascendancy the admiral of the again Governor of Madras, Elihu Yale. The Corporation was created by a Royal Allotment issued on 30 December 1687 by King James II on the admonition of the administrator of the East India Company, Josiah Child, on the archetypal of Dutch Government in the East Indies. The allotment constituted the absolute boondocks of Fort St. George and the entire territories acceptance to the town, not beyond a ambit of ten afar from the Fort, into a Corporation. 

The Parliamentary Act of 1792 conferred the new Corporation ability to burden borough taxes in the city. 

The borough administering as well commenced from this act, authoritative accouterments for the administering of the city. The Borough Act connected to be amended, consistently introducing above changes in the architecture and admiral of the Corporation from time to time.

The board is headed by the Mayor and the board commonly meets already a month. The controlling accession is headed by the Commissioner. In addition, there are agent commissioners, assorted active of departments and 15 zonal officers.

Administrative divisions

15 Zones of the Chennai Corporation after expansion

The city-limits is classified into three regions: North Chennai, Central Chennai and South Chennai. It is added disconnected into 15 zones, consisting of 200 wards. The anew annexed areas were disconnected into 93 wards, and the actual 107 wards were created out of the aboriginal 155 aural the old city-limits limits. As of September 2011, the new wards are yet to be named. Out of the 200 wards, 26 were aloof for appointed castes and appointed tribes and 58 were aloof for women.

The 15 Zones are:

North Chennai

• Tiruvottiyur
• Manali 
• Madhavaram
• Tondiarpet
• Royapuram

Central Chennai

• Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar
• Ambattur
• Annanagar
• Teynampet
• Kodambakkam

South Chennai

•  Valasaravakkam
•  Alandur
• Adyar
• Perungudi
•  Sholinganallur