The correct option is
Only one
Explanation
Urban Local Bodies (Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, and Nagar Panchayats) function through a separation of powers between the Deliberative Wing (elected representatives) and the Executive Wing (appointed officials). The elected wing makes decisions and policies, while the executive wing implements them.Statement-wise Analysis
- Pair A is Incorrect. While Ward Councillors meet to discuss and approve the budget, the actual preparation of the budget estimates is typically the function of the Municipal Commissioner (Executive Wing). Furthermore, the budget is prepared for the entire municipality, not individually for each ward by a single councillor. Councillors place demands for their specific wards, but the budget is a collective municipal document.
- Pair B is Correct. The Municipal Commissioner is the Chief Executive Officer of the Municipal Corporation. He/she is appointed by the State Government and is responsible for implementing the decisions taken by the Council and its Standing Committees.
- Pair C is Incorrect. The Administrative Staff (engineers, sanitary inspectors, doctors, etc.) are part of the permanent executive and are appointed, not elected. It is the Ward Councillors who are elected by the people to represent specific wards.
- Pair D is Incorrect. A Ward Committee consists of one or more wards within the territorial area of a Municipality (Article 243S). It primarily comprises the elected Councillors representing those wards. The functionary "Appointed by the State Government" refers to the Municipal Commissioner, not the Ward Committee.