Union cabinet approves Bill for unification of all 3 Municipal Corporations of Delhi


Delhi MCD Merger: The Union Cabinet has approved a bill for the unification of Delhi’s three Municipal corporations into one Municipal Corporation.

The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is likely to be tabled in the ongoing budget session of Parliament.

Key Details:

The national capital has five local bodies namely the

  1. North Delhi municipal corporation (NDNC)
  2. East Delhi municipal corporation (EDMC)
  3. South Delhi municipal corporation (SDMC)
  4. Delhi Cantonment Board 
  5. New Delhi Municipal Council

The North, South, and East Delhi corporations cover the majority of Delhi's territory.

Before 2012, these three corporations were known as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

The erstwhile Delhi Municipal Corporation was trifurcated into three Municipal Corporations in the year 2012 as per the Delhi Municipal Corporation amendment Act, 1911 (Delhi Act, 12 of 2011).  

  1. South Delhi Municipal Corporation - SDMC
  2. North Delhi Municipal Corporation - NDMC
  3. East Delhi Municipal Corporation - EDMC

North and South Municipal Corporations currently comprise 104 Wards each while East Delhi Municipal Corporation has 64 Wards.

MCD was the second-largest civic body in the world after the Tokyo Metropolitan Area when it was trifurcated by the then Congress establishment.

It was headed by a commissioner, assisted by six additional commissioners, 22 directors and department heads, to oversee key functions such as sanitation, horticulture, education, engineering, among others.

After the unification of three corporations, Delhi will have one Mayor in place of the existing three Mayors.

 


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