The Municipal Corporations are referred to by different names in different states all of which are translated to "Municipal Corporation" in English.

Its all names include Nagar Nigam (in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Haryana), Mahanagar Palika (in Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra), Pouro Nigom (in West Bengal), Pur Porishod (in Tripura), and Nagar Palika Nigam (in Madhya Pradesh), Nagara Palaka Samstha in Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana and Nagaraatchi in Tamil Nadu

Functions:

Urban planning including town planning
Regulation of land-use and construction of buildings
Planning for economic and social development
Roads and bridges
Water supply for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes
Public health, sanitation conservancy and solid waste management
Fire services
Urban forestry, protection of the environment and promotion of ecological aspects
Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society, including the handicapped and mentally retarded
Slum improvement and upgradation
Urban poverty alleviation
Provision of urban amenities and facilities such as parks, gardens, playgrounds
Promotion of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects
Burials and burial grounds; cremations, cremation grounds and electric crematoriums
Cattle pounds; prevention of cruelty to animals
Vital statistics including registration of births and deaths
Public amenities including street lighting, parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences
Regulation of slaughter houses and tanneries

Functions of Municipal Corporation:
Hospitals
Water Supply
Drainage
Market places
Fire Brigades
Roads
Over Bridge
Solid Waste
Street Lightning
Parks
Education
Birth and Death Records in the Area