Question
Download Solution PDFThe Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed in Lok Sabha on ______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is March 25, 2022
Key Points
- Delhi Municipal Corporation
- On March 30, 2022, the Lok Sabha approved a bill that would merge the three municipal corporations of Delhi into a single organisation.
- The House adopted the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 following a response from Home Minister Amit Shah.
- The bill aims to provide a solid system for coordinated planning, efficient resource use, and enhanced governance.
Additional Information
- An Act of Parliament established MCD on April 7, 1958. Previous to that, Delhi's main civic organisation was the DMC (Delhi Municipal Committee).
- The MCD councillor that served the longest consecutively was Guru Radha Kishan (initially Delhi Municipal Committee).
- The 1993 revision to the Act changed the corporation's makeup, operations, governance, and management in significant ways.
- The majority of Delhi, India is governed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
- The MCD is one of the biggest municipal organisations in the world, offering civic services to the estimated more than 11 million residents of the nation's capital.
- The New Delhi Municipal Council, Delhi Cantonment Board, and MCD are the other two municipalities in the National Capital Region of Delhi.
- The municipal corporation is located within a 539.5-mile (1,397.3-km2) region. It is the only municipality in Delhi that residents can vote on.
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