Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation

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Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation
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Type
Type
History
Founded1994
Leadership
Smt Sulochana Das
Smt Manjulata Kanhar
Sri Rajesh Prabhakar Patil, IAS
Structure
Seats67
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Political groups
 Government (48)
  •   BJD (48)

Opposition (10)

Others (9)

Motto
Progress through Partnership for better Bhubaneswar
Meeting place
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Building.jpg
Website
www.bmc.gov.in

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation or BMC is the local urban governing body of the city of Bhubaneswar in the Indian state of Odisha. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. This civic administrative body administers an area of 161 km2 (62 sq mi). [1]

Contents

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation was established in 1994. [2] The city is divided into 67 administrative wards and 46 Revenue Villages. [3] Each ward elects a councillor to the BMC. By means of the standing committees, the corporation undertakes urban planning and maintains roads, government-aided schools, hospitals and municipal markets. [4] As Bhubaneswar's apex body, the corporation discharges its functions through the mayor-in-council, which comprises a mayor, a deputy mayor, and other elected members of the BMC. The functions of the BMC include water supply, drainage and sewerage, sanitation, solid waste management, street lighting and building regulation. [2] Another ancillary civic body is the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), which is responsible for the statutory planning and development of the Greater Bhubaneswar area.

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government. [5] [6] [7]

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Achievements

AchievementYearByRemark
United Nations Sasakawa Award2011 United Nations Adopting Upgraded Disaster Risk Reduction Mechanism
Municipal Corporation Awards2011Housing and Urban DevelopmentBest Municipal Corporation in 2011
Janaagraha Urban G2C (Government to Citizen) Award 20122012C S M TechnologiesBest Website Under 1 Million Category

Services

BMC has undertaken pioneering work in various fields and perceives its role as principal provider of services as detailed below to provide a better quality of life to the Bhubaneswarites. [8]

Particulars of each of the service undertaken by BMC

Organization structure

Organization Structure for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation [9]

Boundaries

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References

  1. ↑ "Bhubaneswar City".
  2. 1 2 "About BMC". BMC. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "BMC Profile".
  4. ↑ "Standing Committees". BMC. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ↑ http://bmc.gov.in/Download/PublicDisclosure/1-Particulars%20of%20its%20organization,%20functions%20and%20duties.pdf [ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Welcome to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

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