Karaikudi Municipal Corporation

Karaikudi City Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing city of Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu state of India. It was the 22nd Municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu, and was established on 15 March 2024. It will be headed by a mayor, who presides over a deputy mayor and will be administrated by City Commissioner. It has adjoined with surrounding areas like Kottaiyur town panchayat, Kandanur town panchayat and village panchayats that includes Koviloor, Ariyakudi, Iluppaikkudi, Sankarapuram and Managiri. The annual tax revenue of the corporation is expected to be about 57.25 crore rupees. Karaikudi is one of the major educational cities and tourist attractions in Tamil Nadu and had a population of 234,523 according to the district administration services report published in May 2022 with an area of 33.75 km2.

History and administration
Karaikudi was constituted as a municipality in 1928 and was upgraded to a Grade II Municipality in 1973, to Selection Grade in 1988, to a special grade in 2013, and City Corporation in 2024. The area of the city is about 33.75 km2, comprising the revenue towns of Kottaiyur, Kandanur and Sankarapuram and surrounding villages of Kalanivasal, Sekkalai Kottai, Ilupakkudi Area, Ariyakudi Area, Koviloor, Managiri and Senjai. The functions of the city corporation are divided into six departments: general administration/personnel, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, city planning and Information Technology (IT).

On 15 March 2024, Karaikudi Greater Municipality was upgraded to Municipal Corporation by Chief minister of TamilNadu M.K. Stalin and became one of the 25 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu. It was the first corporation to be made in the Sivaganga District.

Factors
Karaikudi Municipal Corporation is driven by:


 * Population growth
 * Increase in annual income
 * Improvement of roads
 * Providing drinking water
 * Improving landscape
 * Waste management
 * Establishing industrial units
 * Providing sewage connection