[1] The legislative body consists of 18 representatives called councillors, one from each of the 18 wards of the town.
[3] A 'Municipal Committee' was first constituted for the town of Virajpet, then known as Virarajendrapet, in 1870, following the Viceroy Lord Mayo's Resolution that envisaged decentralization of power to bring about administrative efficiency in meeting the demands of people and to add to the finances of colonial regime.
[4] Octroi and grants from the State government were the main sources of finance for the municipality, apart from revenue from the town's taxpayers.
In 1979, octroi on marketable commodities was abolished which resulted in considerable reduction in revenues for the municipality.
In the same year, the government introduced a provision wherein octroi grant was released to the municipalities of the State.