The duties and responsibilities of Amritsar Municipal Corporation is as follows:
In the year 1858 Amritsar got a Town Committee and then a Municipal Committee in 1868. In first election of Municipal Corporation, which was held in 1991, the city was divided into 50 wards. In the next election, which was held in 1996, the number of wards was increased to 60. During the elections of Municipal Corporation in Amritsar 20 seats have been reserved for women candidates on rotation basis, so that more and more women can represent the corporation.
A number of seats are also reserved for Scheduled casts and backward classes candidates. Amritsar Municipal Corporation has been continuously involved in the making Amritsar city cleaner, beautiful and a better place to stay for its people.