In India, Municipal Corporations are urban local government that works for the development of a city, which has a population of more than one million (ten lakh).

Municipal Corporations is a local governing body that can work for providing necessary community services like health care, educational institution, housing, transport etc. by collecting property tax and fixed grant from the State Government.

Three tier structure:

Municipal Corporations
Municipal Councils
Nagar Panchayats

Functions-

Water supply
Hospitals
Roads
Over bridge
Street lighting
Drainage
Solid waste
Fire brigades
Market places
Records of births and deaths

It also helps in education and primary health care

Its sources of income are taxes on water, houses, markets, entertainment and vehicles paid by residents of the town and grants from the state government.