# Jammu Municipal Corporation

Jammu Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing the city of Jammu. Jammu Municipal Corporation is headed by the city's Mayor and governed by the Commissioner.

## History and administration

Jammu Municipal Corporation was formed to improve the infrastructure of the town based on the needs of the local population. Jammu Corporation has been categorized into wards; each ward is headed by a councilor, for which elections are held every five years.
Jammu Municipal Corporation is governed by Mayor Chander Mohan Gupta and administered by Municipal Commissioner Rahul Yadav.

## Functions

Jammu Municipal Corporation was created for the following functions:
* Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its Department's Urban Planning Authority.
* Approving construction of new buildings and authorizing use of land for various purposes.
* Improvement of the town's economic and Social status.
* Arrangements of water supply for commercial, residential, and industrial purposes.
* Planning for fire contingencies through Fire Service Departments.
* Creation of solid waste management, public health system, and sanitary services.
* Working for the development of ecological aspects like the development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection.
* Working for the development of weaker sections of society like mentally and physically handicapped, old age, and gender-biased people.
* Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town.

## Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.

### Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.
* Property tax.
* Profession tax.
* Entertainment tax.
* Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.
* Advertisement tax.

### Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non-Tax related revenue for the corporation.
* Water usage charges.
* Fees from Documentation services.
* Rent received from municipal property.
* Funds from municipal bonds.

## Members

Jammu Municipal Corporation has a total of 75 members or corporators, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held 2018. Rajinder Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current mayor of the city of Jammu.
Mayor: Rajinder Sharma :
| Deputy Mayor: Baldev Singh Billoria |||||
| Ward No | Ward Name | Name of Corporator | Party | Party |
| 1 | Panjtirthi | Purnima Sharma | | BJP |
| 2 | Jhullaka Mohalla | Jagdish Kumar | | IND |
| 3 | Mastgarh | Narottam Sharma | | BJP |
| 4 | Bhabrian | Sunita Koul | | BJP |
| 5 | Talab Khatikan | Gopal Gupta | | BJP |
| 6 | Gujjar Nagar | Mohiuddin | | INC |
| 7 | Kanji House | Ritu Choudhary | | INC |
| 8 | Dogra Hall | Akshay Kumar | | BJP |
| 9 | Mohalla Ustad Old | Suneet Kumar | | BJP |
| 10 | Pacca Danga | Anil Kumar | | BJP |
| 11 | Mohalla Malhotrian | Anita Sharma | | IND |
| 12 | Krishna Nagar | Jeet Kumar | | BJP |
| 13 | Resham Ghar Colony | Rama | | INC |
| 14 | Bhagwati Nagar | Parmod Kapahi | | BJP |
| 15 | Partapgarh | Manish Singh | | IND |
| 16 | New Plot | Rajinder Sharma | | BJP |
| 17 | Ambphalla | Nidhi Mangotra | | BJP |
| 18 | Sarwal | Dinesh Gupta | | BJP |
| 19 | Chand Nagar | Amit Gupta | | IND |
| 20 | Gandhi Nagar North | Rahul Kumar | | BJP |
| 21 | Gandhi Nagar South | Bhanu Mahajan | | INC |
| 22 | Shastri Nagar | Jaideep Sharma | | BJP |
| 23 | Nai Basti | Pawan Singh | | BJP |
| 24 | Rehari North | Anu Bali | | IND |
| 25 | Rehari South | Arun Kumar | | BJP |
| 26 | Subhash Nagar | Hardeep Singh | | BJP |
| 27 | Bakshi Nagar | Charanjeet Kour | | INC |
| 28 | Gurha Bakshi Nagar | Gourav Chopra | | INC |
| 29 | Rajpura Mangotrian | Surinder Singh | | BJP |
| 30 | Talab Tillo North | Sonika Sharma | | INC |
| 31 | Nowabad | Sucha Singh | | IND |
| 32 | Gole | Sat Paul | | BJP |
| 33 | Shiv Nagar | Chander Mohan Gupta | | BJP |
| 34 | Janipur North | Rani Devi | | IND |
| 35 | Janipur South | Yash Paul Sharma | | BJP |
| 36 | Janipur Central | Subhash Sharma | | IND |
| 37 | Janipura West | Sunita Gupta | | BJP |
| 38 | Paloura | Surinder Sharma | | BJP |
| 39 | Toph Sherkhania | Rajinder Singh | | INC |
| 40 | Poonch House | Neelam | | BJP |
| 41 | Bohri | Ram Bhavan | | BJP |
| 42 | Nanak Nagar West | Vijay Choudhary | | IND |
| 43 | Nanak Nagar East | Surjeet Singh | | BJP |
| 44 | Nanak Nagar North | Inder Singh Soodan | | IND |
| 45 | Digiana | Raj Rani | | BJP |
| 46 | Sanjay Nagar | Dewarka Nath | | INC |
| 47 | Bahu East | Sharda Kumari | | BJP |
| 48 | Bahu West | Sham Lal | | IND |
| 49 | Channi Rama/Narwal Bala | Kamal Singh Jamwal | | INC |
| 50 | Channi Himmat Housing Colony | Neena Gupta | | BJP |
| 51 | Channi Himmat Thangar | Raj Kumar | | IND |
| 52 | Channi Himmat Biza | Ajay Gupta | | BJP |
| 53 | Channi Biza Trikuta Nagar | Jyoti Devi | | BJP |
| 54 | Channi Himmat/Channi Rama/Trikuta Nagar | Neeraj Puri | | BJP |
| 55 | Deeli | Pritam Singh | | INC |
| 56 | Gangyal | Baldev Singh Billoria | | BJP |
| 57 | Gangyal–II | Inderjeet Kour | | INC |
| 58 | Digiana | Tirath Kour | | BJP |
| 59 | Paloura Top | Ashok Singh | | IND |
| 60 | Paloura Centre | Rajni Bala | | INC |
| 61 | Patta Paloura | Mohinder Kumar | | BJP |
| 62 | Chinore/Keran-1 | Rekha | | BJP |
| 63 | Chinore/Keran-2 | Kuldeep Singh | | BJP |
| 64 | Chak Changarwan | Kapil Singh Chib | | BJP |
| 65 | Barnai/Upper Dharmal | Anita Sharma | | IND |
| 66 | Upper Muthi | Tripta Devi | | BJP |
| 67 | Lower Muthi | Suraj Prakash | | BJP |
| 68 | Greater Kailash | Anil Kumar | | BJP |
| 69 | Sainik Colony-1 | Gurmeet Kour Randhawa | | BJP |
| 70 | Sainik Colony-2 | Narinder Singh | | BJP |
| 71 | Tawi Vihar Sidhra | Shama Akhtar | | IND |
| 72 | Shehzadpur | Rachpal Bhardwaj | | INC |
| 73 | Bhour Gadigarh | Youdhvir Singh | | IND |
| 74 | Sunjwan | Sobat Ali | | IND |
| 75 | Akalpur | Ghar Singh Chib | | IND |