24-514: Kannankurichi is a part of Salem City Municipal Corporation in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . As of 2001 India census , Kannankurichi had a population of 16,026. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kannankurichi has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 54%. In Kannankurichi, 11% of
48-643: A fulcrum in effectively integrating most of the envisaged smart city works. The Mission is operated as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. Central Government will give financial support to the extent of Rs. 48,000 crores over 5 years i.e. on an average Rs.100 crore per city per year. An equal amount on a matching basis is to be provided by the State/ULB. Additional resources are to be raised through convergence, from ULBs’ own funds, grants under Finance Commission, innovative finance mechanisms such as Municipal Bonds, other government programs and borrowings. Emphasis has been given on
72-431: A mix of different social and income groups. The vision of Salem Smart City is making the identified Central Business District in to a vibrant commercial business center by providing an enhanced core infrastructure with ICT based solutions, Transit Oriented Development to boost local economy, promote interactions, and ensure citizen security. The Government of India launched Smart Cities Mission on 25 June 2015. The objective
96-512: A total population of 8,29,267 (2011 Census). Salem is the Headquarters of the Salem district . Salem Corporation consists of 60 wards categorized under 4 Zonal Offices namely Suramangalam Zonal, Hasthampatty Zonal , Ammapet Zonal , Kondalampatty Zonal . Each Zonal Office has its own Zonal Chairman and an Asst. Commissioner to take care of Zonal Activities. Salem City Municipal Corporation consist of 2 Houses, namely, Legislature Assembly
120-546: Is 1,774,122. It consist of Salem City Municipal Corporation and suburban areas spread over the Salem district. New construction in areas under the Salem Local Planning Authority needs their approval to start work. The Salem Urban Development Authority (SUDA) is nodal planning agency for Salem City Municipal Corporation and it's Suburbs of Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Salem Urban Development Authority administers
144-434: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Salem City Municipal Corporation Opposition (10) Salem City Municipal Corporation (SCMC) is a civic body that governs Salem city, Tamil Nadu, India. It consists of a legislative and an executive body. The legislative body is headed by the city mayor while the executive body is headed by a Chief Commissioner. This corporation consists of 60 wards and
168-507: Is headed by a Mayor who presides over a Deputy Mayor and 60 councillors who represent each ward in the city. SCMC is the fifth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu. For administrative purposes, the Salem corporation is divided into four zones: Suramangalam, Hasthampatty , Ammapettai, and Kondalampatty . Each Zonal Office has its own Zonal Chairman and an Asst. Commissioner to take care of Zonal Activities. The Centurion Municipality
192-467: Is one of the assembly councils in SCMC. This is headed by city Mayor who presides over Deputy Mayor and 60 councillors who represents each ward of the city. Executive Assembly is also one of the two assembly council of SCMC. This is headed by Chief Commissioner, the person graded with IAS position. There are 4 zonal officers under City Chief Commissioner . This assembly executes the decision taken in both
216-540: Is the 16th most populous metropolitan area in India. It is the third most populous metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu , only after Chennai and Coimbatore . The Salem Metropolitan Area consist of the city of Salem and its suburbs in Salem district . Salem Corporation covers 124 km (48 sq mi) and population is 8,29,267 while Salem metropolitan area covers 799.59 km (308.72 sq mi) and population
240-510: Is the fifth largest city in Tamil Nadu. The name 'Salem' appears to have been derived from Sela or Shalya by which the term refers to the country around the hills, as in the inscriptions. The city's vision emphases upon enlightening the city's potentials and eliminating its weakness. Salem is known for its industrial base and has varied small scale commercial business. The Coimbatore – Bangalore Industrial corridor and Coimbatore – Salem Industrial corridor proposals paves way for economic development in
264-584: Is to promote sustainable and inclusive cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of ‘Smart solutions’. The Smart city mission covers 100 cities in India, and Salem is covered as one of the Smart city in India, with the vision ""To establish Salem as commercial cum industrial hub with a diversified economic base that provides equitable opportunities to all and to provide paramount quality services through leading edge technology on
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#1732879840766288-472: The local governing bodies of the urban areas in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . A municipal corporation carries out its functions through well organized divisions or departments. The 74th Amendment to the Constitution of India defined the formations of urban local governments and their activities. Chennai Corporation , which was established on 29 September 1688, is the oldest corporation in India and
312-580: The Mayor and the Deputy Mayor on 4 March 2022. Salem Corporation is centurion municipality in 1966. Centurion municipality became Salem Municipal corporation in 1994. After forming municipal corporation unique emblem for corporation is created. It is created with city's unique identities in emblem. The emblem holds the theme of urbanization of the city by including the icons of industries and households. It also consists of six mangoes icon, three on each side of
336-681: The Salem Corporation Council have been vacant since 2016. As part of the 2022 Tamil Nadu urban civic body elections , the Salem City Municipal Corporation went to polling on 19 February 2022, alongside 20 other municipal corporations of Tamil Nadu , to elect 60 councillors to represent the city's 60 wards ; the councillors will choose one amongst themselves as the Mayor of Salem , a historically significant, coveted office. The election results were announced on 22 February 2022 by
360-1158: The Salem Metropolitan Area, spread over an area of 1265.197 km . And covers the area of Salem City Municipal Corporation, 2 Municipalities, 8 Town Panchayats and 7 Panchayat Unions . Total population of the area covered by Salem Urban Development Authority is 2,463,367. The Salem City Police was formed in 1972 and The Salem Police Commissionerate was formed in 1990 for the major metropolitan cities like Salem , Coimbatore , Madurai and Tiruchirapalli . The jurisdiction of Salem city police commissionerate extends jurisdiction limit to Salem City Municipal Corporation. There are 11 police stations in Salem city, numbered B-1 to B-11. City Police has five wings: traffic wing, traffic investigation wing, prohibition enforcement wing, city crime record bureau, armed reserve, in three zones Salem North, Salem South and Salem West. D.No.1/1,Kallikadu, Kannankurchi main road, Salem 636007. List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu Municipal Corporations are
384-561: The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won 48 out of the total 60 wards in Salem, with the other parties in its Secular Progressive Alliance winning 2 seats by Indian National Congress . The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won 7 seats. 3 independent candidates won in their respective wards. Having secured an absolute majority , the DMK councillors will formally elect
408-530: The assembly particularly in Legislature Assembly. From among themselves, the councillors elect the mayor and a deputy mayor who preside over about ten standing committees. The council normally meets once a month. The executive wing is headed by the Commissioner. In addition, there are deputy commissioners, various heads of departments and four zonal officers. The seats of the mayor , deputy mayor and
432-531: The city. Hence a base for these activities is an indispensable need. Provision of urban services is efficient but lacks technological interventions thus craving a need for smart technologies in service delivery. The identified Smart City area is the Central Business District of Salem holding an area of 690 acre and it is inhabited by approximately 8% (71,295 persons) of the total Salem population (8,29,267 persons). The existence of city bus stand as well as
456-510: The emblem, which indicates the fame of the city. It also holds the tag line ( Nagar Nalam Naadu ) which means the growth of the country begins with the growth of the city ( tamil நகர் நலம் நாடு ). (5 years) (5 years) (210 days) (5 years) (5 years) (2 years, 269 days) In the State of Tamil Nadu, there are 11 Smart Cities and Salem is one among the 11 Smart Cities as identified by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, GoI. Salem
480-652: The foundation of New Urbanism principles." As a part of Smart City initiatives, the State-of-the-art Integrated Command Control Centre (Centre) needs to be set up. This ICCC shall effectively bring all necessary data pointers from various sources such ULB, police, transport, water, sewerage, power, etc. under one roof through electronic data integrations. The ICCC solution shall be able to consume such data and predict useful information which would be useful for authorities to take informed decision making. The Command and Control Centre (CCC) acts as
504-544: The market areas attracts large volume of population from all over. It holds humungous opportunities for growth and improvement of local livelihood. Accordingly the core city area with maximum coverage was taken up which included; Mix of high commercial activities, congested transit hubs (old bus stand & railway station), narrow roads, diverse traffic composition, dense residential pockets, markets, informal hawking areas, heritage places, rejuvenation of Thirumanimutharu river channel to cater environmental problems and also ensuring
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#1732879840766528-539: The participation of private sector through Public Private Partnerships (PPP). Citizens’ aspirations were captured in the Smart City Proposals (SCPs) prepared by the selected cities. Aggregated at the national level, these proposals contained more than 5,000 projects worth over Rs. 2,00,000 crores, of which 45 percent is to be funded through Mission grants, 21 percent through convergence, 21 percent through PPP and rest from other sources. The Salem Metropolitan Area
552-433: The population is under 6 years of age. It is located in near shervarayon hills. Kannankurichi is connected with Salem town bus stand by bus numbers 5 and 5c . share autos connect this township with hasthampatti which is another hub of four roads within Salem. One more new bus of No 5/56 has been launched to connect Kannankurichi and gorimedu. This article related to a location in Salem district , Tamil Nadu , India
576-573: Was declared as the Salem City Municipal Corporation on 1 June 1994. The Salem City Municipal Council celebrated its centenary in 1966. Fittingly the Municipality was upgraded into a special grade Municipality with effect from 1 April 1979. Salem City Municipal Limits were further extended by the inclusion of Suramangalam Municipality, Jarikondalampatty Town Panchayat, Kannankurichi Town Panchayat and 21 other Village panchayats with effect from 1.4.94, with an extent of 91.34 km (35.27 sq mi) and
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