Corporation of Madras

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The Corporation of Madras was the historic municipal governing body of the city of Madras (now Chennai), recognized as one of the oldest city corporations in India and the Commonwealth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic organization
local government body
municipal corporation
appliesToJurisdiction Chennai
Madras, India
surface form: Madras
country India
followedBy Greater Chennai Corporation
surface form: Chennai Corporation
foundedBy British East India Company
English colonial administration in Madras
governs municipal limits of Madras
urban area of Madras
hasElectedOffice Councillor
Mayor of Madras
hasHeadquartersLocation Chennai
Madras, India
surface form: Madras
hasLegislativeBody Corporation of Madras self-linksurface differs
surface form: Council of the Corporation of Madras
hasOfficialLanguage English
Tamil
hasRole birth and death registration
collection of property tax
maintenance of public parks
maintenance of roads and infrastructure
municipal governance
provision of civic services
public health administration
regulation of building and land use
sanitation services
street lighting
urban local body
urban planning
headOfGovernment Mayor of Madras
historyNote considered a model for later municipal corporations in India
developed civic infrastructure in the colonial port city of Madras
inception 1688
isOneOfTheOldest city corporations in India
municipal corporations in the Commonwealth
legalForm statutory body
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Madras Presidency
Tamil Nadu
locatedInTime British colonial period in India
post-independence India
operatedUnder Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act
surface form: Madras City Municipal Act (various versions)
originallyNamed Corporation of Madras self-link
partOf Madras city administration
replacedBy Greater Chennai Corporation
significantEvent establishment as one of the first municipal corporations in British India
renaming of Madras to Chennai affecting its corporate name

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Greater Chennai Corporation formerName Corporation of Madras
Greater Chennai Corporation foundedAs Corporation of Madras
Corporation of Madras originallyNamed Corporation of Madras self-link
Corporation of Madras hasLegislativeBody Corporation of Madras self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Council of the Corporation of Madras