Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is the municipal corporation that governs most of Delhi, India. The MCD is among the largest municipal bodies in the world providing civic services to an estimated population of more than 11 million citizens in the capital city.[1] MCD is one of three municipalities in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the others being New Delhi Municipal Council, and Delhi Cantonment Board. The municipal corporation covers an area of 1,397.3 km² (539.5 mi²).[2] It is the only municipality of Delhi which is elected by people.
Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civic centre – Headquarters of Municipal Corporation of Delhi
MCD came into existence on 7 April 1958 under an Act of Parliament. Prior to that DMC (Delhi Municipal Committee) was the principal civic body of Delhi. Guru Radha Kishan served for the longest consecutive period as a councilor of the MCD (initially Delhi Municipal Committee).[3] The first elected Mayor of Delhi was Pt. Trilok Chand Sharma served as Mayor of Delhi. Since then, the Municipal Body has always been alive in its constitution and functioning to the growing needs of citizens. The 1993 amendment of the Act brought about fundamental changes in composition, functions, governance and administration of the corporation.
In March 2022, the state Election Commission indefinitely deferred the municipal elections that were scheduled to be held in April 2022.[4] On 22 March, the Union Government approved the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill to merge the 3 municipal corporations back to a single body.[5] The Lok Sabha passed the Bill on 30 March 2022,[6] while it was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 5 April 2022.[7] The unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi formally came into existence on 22 May 2022 with IAS officers Ashwani Kumar and Gyanesh Bharti taking charge as Special Officer and Commissioner, respectively.[8]
The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments were introduced in 1992 and were meant to facilitate greater decentralization at the rural and urban level respectively. They did so through providing legal status to local assemblies and entrusting them with more functions and greater powers. The inclusion of certain social categories that had historically been marginalized from policy making and implementing structures was fundamental to the project of decentralization. These social categories were the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and women. While the 73rd Amendment applies to the Panchayati Raj system, the 74th Amendment applies to Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, and Nagar Panchayats depending on the size of the city. The 74th Amendment states that:
Not less than one–third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Municipality shall be reserved for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Municipality.
According to the system of rotation, the existing one-third seats would be de-reserved and another set of one-third seats would be reserved, and so on, in a cyclical manner in every successive election. However, before the 2002 elections, the BJP government then in power in Delhi state managed to freeze rotations, thus maintaining the existing pattern and location of reserved wards for all groups.[10]
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Delhi Municipal Corporation had a population of 11,007,835. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Delhi Municipal Corporation has an average literacy rate of 87.6%, higher than the national average of 74.0%: male literacy is 91.44% and, female literacy is 83.20%. In Delhi Municipal Corporation, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution lists the subjects that municipal corporations are responsible for. Corporations may be entrusted to perform functions and implement schemes including those in relation to the matters listed in the Twelfth Schedule.
Regulation of land-use and construction of buildings.
Urban planning including town planning.
Planning for economic and social development.
Water supply for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes.
Public health, sanitation conservancy and solid waste management.
Fire services .
Urban forestry, protection of the environment and promotion of ecological aspects.
Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society, including the handicapped and mentally disabled
Slum improvement and upgrade.
Repair street lights
Urban poverty alleviation.
Provision of urban amenities and facilities such as parks, gardens, playgrounds.
Promotion of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects.
Burials and burial grounds; cremations, cremation grounds and electric crematoriums.
Cattle pounds; prevention of cruelty to animals.
Vital statistics including registration of births and deaths.
Public amenities including street lighting, parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences.
Regulation of slaughter houses and tanneries
See Also
List of Mayors of Delhi
References
^ ab"Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). censusindia. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
^ ab"Municipal Corporation of Delhi". mcdonline.nic.in. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^"MCD elections preparations on hold, state poll body issues notice". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^"Union Cabinet clears Bill to merge three municipal corporations of Delhi". mint. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^"Lok Sabha approves Bill to reunify Delhi's MCDs after 10 years". Hindustan Times. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^"Rajya Sabha passes Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022". The Hindu. 5 April 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^"Delhi's unified municipal corporation formally comes into existence". Firstpost. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^"About us | Municipal Corporation of Delhi". mcdonline.nic.in.
^John, Mary E. (2007). "Women in Power? Gender, Caste and the Politics of Local Urban Governance". Economic and Political Weekly. 42 (39): 3986–3993. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 40276476.
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Not to be confused with New Delhi Municipal Council Municipal Corporation of Delhi MCD is the municipal corporation that governs most of Delhi India The MCD is among the largest municipal bodies in the world providing civic services to an estimated population of more than 11 million citizens in the capital city 1 MCD is one of three municipalities in the National Capital Territory of Delhi the others being New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Cantonment Board The municipal corporation covers an area of 1 397 3 km 539 5 mi 2 It is the only municipality of Delhi which is elected by people Municipal Corporation of DelhiTypeTypeMunicipal Corporation of DelhiTerm limits5 yearsEstablished7 April 1958LeadershipMayorVacantDeputy MayorVacantMunicipal commissionerSh Gyanesh Bharti IAS since 22 May 2022Special OfficerSh Ashwani Kumar IAS since 22 May 2022StructureSeats250 10 NOMPolitical groupsGovernment 134 AAP 134 Opposition 126 BJP 105 NOM 10 INC 9 IND 2 ElectionsVoting systemFirst past the postLast election4 December 2022Next election2027Meeting placeMCD Civic Centre Minto Road New DelhiWebsitemcdonline wbr nic wbr in wbr portal Municipalities of Delhi Contents 1 History 1 1 Trifurcation 1 2 Reunification 2 MCD zones list 3 Amendment 4 Demographics 5 Elections 5 1 2022 election 5 2 2017 election 5 3 2012 election 6 Powers and Responsibilities 7 See Also 8 References 9 External linksHistory Edit Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civic centre Headquarters of Municipal Corporation of Delhi MCD came into existence on 7 April 1958 under an Act of Parliament Prior to that DMC Delhi Municipal Committee was the principal civic body of Delhi Guru Radha Kishan served for the longest consecutive period as a councilor of the MCD initially Delhi Municipal Committee 3 The first elected Mayor of Delhi was Pt Trilok Chand Sharma served as Mayor of Delhi Since then the Municipal Body has always been alive in its constitution and functioning to the growing needs of citizens The 1993 amendment of the Act brought about fundamental changes in composition functions governance and administration of the corporation Trifurcation Edit On 13 January 2012 the Municipal Corporation of Delhi was trifurcated i e split into three smaller municipal corporations The new North Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi Municipal Corporation each contain 104 municipal wards while the smaller East Delhi Municipal Corporation contains 64 wards Reunification Edit In March 2022 the state Election Commission indefinitely deferred the municipal elections that were scheduled to be held in April 2022 4 On 22 March the Union Government approved the Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill to merge the 3 municipal corporations back to a single body 5 The Lok Sabha passed the Bill on 30 March 2022 6 while it was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 5 April 2022 7 The unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi formally came into existence on 22 May 2022 with IAS officers Ashwani Kumar and Gyanesh Bharti taking charge as Special Officer and Commissioner respectively 8 MCD zones list EditThe entire MCD area is divided into 12 zones 9 CentralCity SPCivil LinesKarol BaghKeshav PuramNajafgarhNarelaNorth ShahdaraRohiniSouth ShahdaraSouthWestAmendment EditThe 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments were introduced in 1992 and were meant to facilitate greater decentralization at the rural and urban level respectively They did so through providing legal status to local assemblies and entrusting them with more functions and greater powers The inclusion of certain social categories that had historically been marginalized from policy making and implementing structures was fundamental to the project of decentralization These social categories were the Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes and women While the 73rd Amendment applies to the Panchayati Raj system the 74th Amendment applies to Municipal Corporations Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats depending on the size of the city The 74th Amendment states that Not less than one third including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Municipality shall be reserved for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Municipality According to the system of rotation the existing one third seats would be de reserved and another set of one third seats would be reserved and so on in a cyclical manner in every successive election However before the 2002 elections the BJP government then in power in Delhi state managed to freeze rotations thus maintaining the existing pattern and location of reserved wards for all groups 10 Demographics EditAs of 2011 update India census 1 Delhi Municipal Corporation had a population of 11 007 835 Males constitute 55 of the population and females 45 Delhi Municipal Corporation has an average literacy rate of 87 6 higher than the national average of 74 0 male literacy is 91 44 and female literacy is 83 20 In Delhi Municipal Corporation 13 of the population is under 6 years of age Elections Edit2022 election Edit Main article 2022 Delhi Municipal Corporation election This section is transcluded from 2022 Delhi Municipal Corporation election edit history Results were announced on 8 December 2022 11 Parties Popular vote Seats 126 needed for majority Votes Contested Won Aam Aadmi Party 30 84 957 42 05 15 82 250 134 85Bharatiya Janata Party 28 67 472 39 09 3 01 250 104 77Indian National Congress 8 56 593 11 68 9 41 247 9 22Independent 2 53 631 3 46 3 7Others 2 15 627 2 94 0 6NOTA 57 545 0 78 Total 73 35 825 100 2502017 election Edit Main article 2017 Delhi Municipal Corporation election This section is transcluded from 2017 Delhi Municipal Corporation election edit history The votes were counted and result was declared on 26 April 2017 12 13 North Delhi Municipal Corporation Party Symbol Seats won Seats Vote Bharatiya Janata Party 64 5 35 63Aam Aadmi Party 21 21 27 88Indian National Congress 16 13 20 73Others 3 13 15 76Total 104 100South Delhi Municipal Corporation Party Symbol Seats won Seats Vote Bharatiya Janata Party 70 26 34 87Aam Aadmi Party 16 16 26 44Indian National Congress 12 17 20 29Others 6 25 18 40Total 104 100East Delhi Municipal Corporation Party Symbol Seats won Seats Vote Bharatiya Janata Party 47 12 38 61Aam Aadmi Party 12 12 23 40Indian National Congress 3 16 22 84Others 2 8 15 15Total 64 1002012 election Edit Main article 2012 Delhi Municipal Corporation election This section is transcluded from 2012 Delhi Municipal Corporation election edit history The votes were counted and result was declared on 17 April 2012 2 14 North Delhi Municipal Corporation Party Symbol Wards wonBharatiya Janata Party 59Indian National Congress 29Bahujan Samaj Party 7Others 9Total 104South Delhi Municipal Corporation Party Symbol Wards wonBharatiya Janata Party 44Indian National Congress 29Bahujan Samaj Party 5Others 26Total 104East Delhi Municipal Corporation Party Symbol Wards wonBharatiya Janata Party 35Indian National Congress 19Bahujan Samaj Party 3Others 7Total 64Powers and Responsibilities EditThe Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution lists the subjects that municipal corporations are responsible for Corporations may be entrusted to perform functions and implement schemes including those in relation to the matters listed in the Twelfth Schedule Regulation of land use and construction of buildings Urban planning including town planning Planning for economic and social development Water supply for domestic industrial and commercial purposes Public health sanitation conservancy and solid waste management Fire services Urban forestry protection of the environment and promotion of ecological aspects Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society including the handicapped and mentally disabled Slum improvement and upgrade Repair street lights Urban poverty alleviation Provision of urban amenities and facilities such as parks gardens playgrounds Promotion of cultural educational and aesthetic aspects Burials and burial grounds cremations cremation grounds and electric crematoriums Cattle pounds prevention of cruelty to animals Vital statistics including registration of births and deaths Public amenities including street lighting parking lots bus stops and public conveniences Regulation of slaughter houses and tanneriesSee Also EditList of Mayors of DelhiReferences Edit a b Cities having population 1 lakh and above PDF censusindia The Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India Retrieved 20 October 2011 a b Municipal Corporation of Delhi mcdonline nic in Retrieved 25 May 2022 Delhi in 70 years Hindustan Times 15 August 2017 MCD elections preparations on hold state poll body issues notice Hindustan Times 22 April 2022 Retrieved 28 May 2022 Union Cabinet clears Bill to merge three municipal corporations of Delhi mint 22 March 2022 Retrieved 23 March 2022 Lok Sabha approves Bill to reunify Delhi s MCDs after 10 years Hindustan Times 31 March 2022 Retrieved 21 April 2022 Rajya Sabha passes Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill 2022 The Hindu 5 April 2022 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 21 April 2022 Delhi s unified municipal corporation formally comes into existence Firstpost 22 May 2022 Retrieved 28 May 2022 About us Municipal Corporation of Delhi mcdonline nic in John Mary E 2007 Women in Power Gender Caste and the Politics of Local Urban Governance Economic and Political Weekly 42 39 3986 3993 ISSN 0012 9976 JSTOR 40276476 Party Wise Votes Share PDF 8 December 2022 Municipal Corporation of Delhi election results 2017 Hindustan Times New Delhi 26 April 2017 Retrieved 27 April 2016 Delhi State Election Commission fsl delhi gov in Retrieved 5 October 2021 MCD election results 2012 BJP voted back to power Zee News 17 April 2012 Retrieved 5 November 2022 External links EditOfficial website of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi Coordinates 28 33 58 N 77 14 42 E 28 566 N 77 245 E 28 566 77 245 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Municipal Corporation of Delhi amp oldid 1133750602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
