Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022

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Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is the legislation introduced and approved in Parliament of India and subsequently by President. The system of Municipal Corporation was introduced in India during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688 followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762. [1] The system was followed later in other states by passing the respective Municipal Corporation Bill in each state to become law.

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History

Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was introduced and passed in Lok Sabha on 30 March and Rajya Sabha on 5 April. [2] The system was aimed to ensure proper and optimum use of resources by effective planning. [3] Currently the city has three corporations namely East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) which were formed in year 2011. [4]

Objective

Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was planned for: [5] [6]

Delimitation exercise

Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 proposed a reduction in the number of councillor seats to “not more than 250 seats” from the existing 272. [7] A three-member delimitation committee was constituted on July 8, 2022. It was required to complete the exercise and submit its report within four months from the date of its constitution. The committee is led by State Election Commissioner Vijay Dev. The average size of the ward would be around 65,000. Each assembly constituency shall be divided into a minimum of three wards and the principal of average population may not be maintained throughout, therefore a deviation to the extent of plus minus ten percent may be acceptable to the Union Government of India. The total population of the corporation (2011 census) shall be divided by the total number of wards and average population of each ward shall be obtained. The number of seats reserved for members of Scheduled Castes shall bear the same ratio to the total number of seats as the population of Scheduled Castes bears to the total population of Delhi. The Delimitation commission is using digitised maps of Geospatial Delhi Limited (GSDL). [8]

Proposal

Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 proposes: [9]

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  2. ↑ "President Kovind approves bill for merger of Delhi's civic bodies". oneindia.com. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rajya Sabha passes Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022". thehindu.com. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Centre notifies Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, unifies 3 civic bodies". economic times. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2022 passed in Parliament: Decks cleared for merger of 3 civic bodies in national capital". financialexpress.com. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Lok Sabha passes Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill, 2022". hindustan times. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "MCD polls: Delimitation exercise on track, to be completed by November deadline".
  8. ↑ "Delimitation panel to use digitised maps, rope in MCD employees to redraw ward boundaries".
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