Kolkata Municipal Corporation(KMC)is thelocal governmentof theIndiancity ofKolkata,thestate capitalofWest Bengal.This civic administrative body administers an area of 206.08 square kilometres (79.57 sq mi).[2]Itsmotto,Purosri Bibôrd̪ʰon,is inscribed on itsembleminBengali script.It is headed by amayor,who presides over 144councillors,each of whom represents one of the144 wards of the city.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation কলকাতা পৌরসংস্থা | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 144 |
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Political groups | Government(137)
Opposition(7) |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 19 December 2021 |
Next election | December 2026 |
| Motto | |
| পুরশ্রী বিবর্ধন Perennial progress of the City's prosperity | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Headquartersof the Kolkata Municipal Corporation | |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
editUnder the guidance of the first Minister of Local Self-Government in Bengal, SirSurendranath Banerjee,the Calcutta Municipal Act of 1923 made provision for the enfranchisement of women and the election of aMayor of Kolkataannually.Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Daswas the first Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation withSubhas Chandra Boseas his Chief Executive Officer.[3]Later mayors includeDeshapriya Jatindra Mohan Sengupta,Subhas Chandra Bose,Bidhan Chandra Roy,Nalini Ranjan Sarkar,Abul Kasem Fazlul Haque,Triguna Sen,Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya.[4]
Structure
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The city is divided into 144 administrativewards[5]that are grouped into 16boroughs.[6]Each of these wards elects acouncillorto the KMC. Each borough has a committee consisting of the councillors elected from the respective wards of the boroughs. The Corporation, through the borough committees, maintains government-aided schools, hospitals and municipal markets and partakes in urban planning and road maintenance.[7]The corporation as the apex body discharges its function through the Mayor-in-Council, consisting of a mayor, assisted by a deputy mayor, and ten other elected members of the KMC. The mayor is responsible for the overall functioning of the KMC and has a tenure of five years.[8]At present, theAll India Trinamool Congressholds the power in the KMC.
| Borough | Ward |
|---|---|
| I | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 |
| II | 10,11,12,15,16,17,18,19,20 |
| III | 13,14,29,30,31,32,33,34,35 |
| IV | 21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,38,39 |
| V | 36,37,40,41,42,43,44,45,48,49,50 |
| VI | 46,47,51,52,53,54,55,60,61,62 |
| VII | 56,57,58,59,63,64,65,66,67 |
| VIII | 68,69,70,72,83,84,85,86,87,88,90 |
| IX | 71,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,82 |
| X | 81,89,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100 |
| XI | 103,104,110,111,112,113,114 |
| XII | 101,102,105,106,107,108,109 |
| XIII | 115,116,117,118,119,120,122 |
| XIV | 121,127,128,129,130,131,132 |
| XV | 133,134,135,136,137,138,139,140,141 |
| XVI | 123,124,125,126,142,143,144 |
Budget
editAs of 2024-25, thecity government's budget is₹5,166.79 crore(US$620 million), out of which₹320 crore(US$38 million) was earmarked for roads and transport infrastructure,₹692.14 crore(US$83 million) is to be spent on solid waste management,₹408 crore(US$49 million) on water supply and₹163 crore(US$20 million) on health services.[9]
Criticism
editRecently the KMC has faced a lot of criticism for legalising unauthorized construction largely responsible for a number of deaths because of fire. This was also responsible of the unplanned growth in the city.[citation needed]
The Sheriff of Kolkata and The KMDA
editThe city also has an apoliticaltitularpost, that of theSheriff of Kolkata.[10]The Sheriff presides over various city-related functions and conferences. Another ancillary civic body is theKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority(KMDA) responsible for the statutory planning and development of theKolkata Metropolitan Area(KMA).[11]The KMA includes a large suburbanhinterlandaround the urban centre of Kolkata.
Area of jurisdiction
editThe jurisdiction of the KMC covers the area covered by theKolkata Police(which in turn includes the area ofKolkata District / KMC)
In 2011, it was announced that Kolkata Police and Kolkata Municipal Corporation area will be coterminous.[12][13]
Kolkata Postal District however extends right up to Barrackpur in the North, Barasat in the North-East, Rajarhat in the East, up to Baruipur in South-East and Pailan in South and up to Pujali in South-West. The Postal code in this entire area starts with 700, indicating Postal Sorting Division of Kolkata. Thus Kolkata Postal Division is much bigger than the area of KMC (Kolkata District) and Kolkata Police.
Services
editThe KMC is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
- Water purification and supply
- Sewage treatment and disposal
- Garbage disposaland street cleanliness
- Food Inspection:Through KMC Food Inspectors
- Solid waste management
- Building and maintenance of roads, streets and flyovers.
- Street lighting
- Maintenance ofparksand open spaces
- Cemeteriesand Crematoriums
- Registering of births and deaths
- Conservation of heritage sites
- Disease control, includingimmunisation
- Public municipal schools etc.
Control Room of Kolkata Municipal Corporation can be contacted at (033) 2286-1212.
Department
edit| Sl.No. | Department[14] |
|---|---|
| 1 | Advertisement |
| 2 | Amusement |
| 3 | Assessment & Collection |
| 4 | Building |
| 5 | Bustee Services |
| 6 | Car Parking |
| 7 | Central Records |
| 8 | Ch. VS Department |
| 9 | Education |
| 10 | Election Office |
| 11 | Electricity |
| 12 | Engineering (Civil) |
| 13 | Entally workshop |
| 14 | Estate |
| 15 | Finance and accounts |
| 16 | Health |
| 17 | Info. & public relations |
| 18 | Information Technology |
| 19 | Institute of Urban Management |
| 20 | Internal Audit |
| 21 | Law |
| 22 | License |
| 23 | Lighting |
| 24 | Market |
| 25 | Municipal Secretary’s department |
| 26 | Municipal Service Commission |
| 27 | Parks & Squares |
| 28 | Personnel |
| 29 | Planning & Development |
| 30 | Printing |
| 31 | Environment & Heritage Department |
| 32 | Roads and Asphaltum |
| 33 | Sewerage & Drainage |
| 34 | Social Welfare & Urban Poverty Alleviation Department |
| 35 | Solid Waste Management |
| 36 | Supply |
| 37 | City Planning Dept |
| 38 | Treasury Department |
| 39 | Vigilance |
| 40 | Water Supply |
References
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- ^"007 Kolkata (India)"(PDF).World Association of the Major Metropolises. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 February 2014.Retrieved16 June2015.
- ^"About Kolkata Municipal Corporation".Kolkata Municipal Corporation.Archivedfrom the original on 15 May 2006.Retrieved26 April2006.
- ^"KMC presents deficit budget of Rs 170.66 cr".23 September 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 6 May 2021.Retrieved6 May2021.
- ^"New sheriff of Kolkata".The Telegraph. 28 December 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 25 August 2006.Retrieved1 September2007.
- ^"About Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority".Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2007.Retrieved1 September2007.
- ^"City police chief visits added areas".The Times of India.13 June 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 2 January 2014.Retrieved3 April2013.
- ^Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (30 August 2011)."People will see the change: Kolkata police chief".The Times of India.Archivedfrom the original on 2 January 2014.Retrieved3 April2013.
- ^"KMC Departments".Kolkata Municipal Corporation.Archivedfrom the original on 5 April 2022.Retrieved18 December2021.
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