Where was the first municipal corporation set up in India?

Correct option is C

 • The first municipal corporation in India was established in Madras in 1688 by the British.

• It marked the beginning of local self-government in urban India.

• The corporation was formed to manage civic services like sanitation, roads, and taxation.

Information Booster:
• It is one of the oldest municipal bodies in the world outside England.

Additional Knowledge:
• Later corporations were set up in:

• Bombay (1726)

• Calcutta (1726)