Social Welfare Profile

Nagar Nigam Ayodhya is an urban local body (ULB) that administers a Ayodhya-Faizabad region having population of about 25 Lac.

Under the urban local self-governance system, the Nagar Nigam is administratively part of the district it is located in. Nagar Nigam is entrusted with some duties and responsibilities, as enshrined in the Constitutional Municipal Corporations Act, 1959 and UP Municipalities Act, 1916. It interacts directly with the State Government.

The members of the Nagar Nigam are elected representatives for a term of five years. The city is divided into wards according to its population, and representatives are elected from each ward. The members elect a president among themselves to preside over and conduct meetings.

Social Welfare

Nagar Nigam is responsible for many social welfare activities such as:

• Maintaining water supply
• Preparation of ration card
• Preparing birth/death records and certificates
• Regulation of market places
• Street Light Facility
• Health Services
• Sanitation and many more