New_Delhi_Municipal_Council

New Delhi Municipal Council

New Delhi Municipal Council

Municipal Corporation in National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC; ISO: Naī Dillī Nagarapālikā Pariṣad) is the municipal council of the city of New Delhi, Delhi, India. It covers an area of 42.7 km2 under its administration,[7] which is commonly referred as Lutyens' Delhi.[8]

NDMC Head Office, Palika Kendra Parliament Street, New Delhi.

Not to be confused with Municipal Corporation of Delhi or Delhi Cantonment Board.
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The only owner is Government of India and about 80% of buildings in New Delhi are owned by the New Delhi Municipal council area.[9] It is governed by a council headed by a chairperson, who is usually a career civil servant and holds the rank of Joint Secretary to Government of India appointed by Government of India. The council also includes the Chief Minister of Delhi as an Ex officio member.

It is one of three local bodies in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the others being Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Delhi Cantonment Board.

Municipalities of Delhi

History

NDMC has its origins in the Imperial Delhi Committee which was constituted on 25 March 1913 to overlook the construction of the new capital of India. Thereafter in February 1916 the Chief Commissioner, Delhi, created the Raisina Municipal Committee, which was upgraded to a 2nd class Municipality under the Punjab Municipal Act on 7 April 1925. Then on 22 February 1927, the Committee passed a resolution adopting the name "New Delhi" giving it the name, "New Delhi Municipal Committee", approved by Chief Commissioner on 16 March 1927. In May 1994, the NDMC Act 1994,[7] replaced the Punjab Municipal Act 1911, and the Committee was renamed as the New Delhi Municipal Council.[10][11][12]

NDMC's headquarters building, known as Palika Kendra, was built in 1984, and was the tallest building in the city at that time.[10]

Departments

NDMC has 32 departments:

  • Architecture Department
  • Audit Department
  • Accounts Department
  • Civil Engineering Department
  • Commercial Department
  • Council Secretariat Department
  • Electricity Department
  • Enforcement Department
  • Estate I Department
  • Estate II Department
  • Enforcement (B.R) Department
  • Education Department
  • Fire Department
  • Finance Department
  • General Admin.Dept.
  • Horticulture Department
  • Information Technology Department
  • Law Department
  • Municipal Housing Department
  • Medical Services Department
  • Public Health Department
  • Project Department
  • Personnel Department
  • Public Relations Department
  • Property Tax Department
  • Parking Management Department
  • Property Tax Department
  • Quality Control and Technical Audit Department
  • Revenue & Power Department
  • Security Department
  • Training Department
  • Vigilance Department
  • Welfare Department

References

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    "NDMC Head Office". ndmc.gov.in. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Senior bureaucrat Amit Yadav appointed as NDMC chairman". The Economic Times. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Former Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay takes charge as NDMC vice chairperson". The Indian Express. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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    "New Delhi Municipal Council". ndmc.gov.in. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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    "New Delhi Municipal Council". ndmc.gov.in. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Budget_Speech_English" (PDF).
  7. [7]
    "The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994". www.ndmc.gov.in.
  8. [8]
    "NDMC - Introduction". www.ndmc.gov.in.
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    "Edistrict Delhi Becomes Popular Online Portal -". sethkoko-blog.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Capital story: Managing a New Delhi". Hindustan Times. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012.
  11. [11]
    "NDMC History". NDMC website. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.
  12. [12]
    "NDMC - History". ndmc.gov.in. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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