महानगरपालिकेला खालीलपैकी कोणती अनिवार्य कार्य करणे बंधनकारक आहे ?
(a) पिण्याच्या पाण्याची व्यवस्था करणे
(b) शहरात मनोरंजनाच्या साधनांची व्यवस्था करणे
(c) शहरात दिवाबत्तीची व्यवस्था करणे
(d) जन्म, मृत्यूची नोंद ठेवणे
(e) शहरात होणाऱ्या विवाहाची नोंद ठेवणे.
वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान / विधाने बरोबर आहेत ?

The correct answer is Option D ((a), (c) and (d)).

Key Points:
• Under municipal legislation (such as Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949), municipal corporation functions are categorized into Obligatory (Compulsory) and Discretionary (Optional) duties:
• Compulsory (Obligatory) Functions:
• Supply of pure wholesome drinking water → (a)
• Lighting of public streets, places, and buildings → (c)
• Registering births and deaths (under Registration of Births and Deaths Act) → (d)
• Discretionary Functions:
• Construction/maintenance of entertainment places, theatres, swimming pools, stadiums → (b)
• Registration of marriages was traditionally governed under personal laws/separate registrar notifications rather than classic civic municipal obligatory functions.
• Hence, the compulsory functions among the choices are (a), (c), and (d).
• The official final answer key marks option (4) as correct.
• Key Takeaway: Obligatory functions of a municipal corporation include drinking water supply, street lighting, and birth/death registration.