Surat Municipal Corporation

Surat Municipal Corporation Surata Mahānagarapālikā
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation of the Surat
Leadership
Mayor	Daxesh Mavani [1] , BJP
Leader of opposition	Payal Sakariya, AAP
Municipal Commissioner	M.S Shalini Agarwal I.A.S.
Structure
Seats	120 councillors
Political groups	Government   BJP (103) [2] Opposition   AAP (17)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Last election	February 2021
Next election	2026
Website
www.suratmunicipal.gov.in

Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is the local civic body responsible for the administration of Surat, Gujarat which has come into being under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Act, 1949. The Surat Municipal Corporation was established on 2 October 1966. Surat Municipal Corporation area 462.149 km². ^[3] It carries out the designated functions under the 1949 Act, with the following mission.

To make Surat a dynamic, vibrant, self-reliant and sustainable city with all basic amenities, Surat Municipal Corporation perceives its role as the principal facilitator and provider of services as detailed below to provide a better quality of people life.

History

Surat Municipal Corporation is local self-government that came into being under the provisions of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Act, 1949 carries out all the obligatory & discretionary functions prescribed thereunder.

2021 results

Surat Municipal Corporation ^[4]

Party		Seats won	Seats +/−	Vote %	Swing
	Bharatiya Janata Party	93	13	48.93%	2.42%
	Aam Aadmi Party	27	27	28.47%	28.47%
	Indian National Congress	0	36	18.6%	21.25
	Others	0		4.0%	4.65%

Services

Surat Municipal Corporation perceives its role as the principal facilitator and provider of services to provide a better quality of life.

The SMC supplies potable drinking water to the residents of Surat. The water is drawn from the River Tapi and treated at treatment plants in the city. The supplied water received ISO-9000-2008 certification in 2010. ^[5]

Building homes and shelters for homeless and poor people in Surat. These homes also provide education, government benefits, social security schemes, and voter IDs to help them live a better life and find jobs to support themselves. ^[6]

The SMC operates bus services in the city under a public–private partnership.

Administration

The Surat Municipal Corporation operates under the Provisions of Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, under the executive power of the municipal commissioner.

The Surat Municipal Corporation ranked 7th out of 21 Cities for best administrative practices in India in 2014. It scored 3.5 on 10 compared to the national average of 3.3. It is the only city in India to disclose municipal budgets on a weekly basis. ^[7]

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Surat

References

1. "Daxesh Mavani elected Surat's mayor". The Economic Times. TNN. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
2. "Surat: 10 SMC Councillors leave AAP, and join BJP". DeshGujarat. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
3. "Surat City Expansion". The Times of India . 19 June 2020.
4. "Gujarat municipal polls: AAP bags 13.28% vote share". The Times of India . 25 February 2021.
5. Thomas, Melvyn (18 June 2010). "SMC gets ISO-9000-2008 certificate for potable water supply". The Times of India . Surat. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
6. "MLA Who Revived Surat Shelter Homes Writes How Homeless People Got A New Lease of Life". News18. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
7. Gumber, Anurag (6 June 2014). Annual Survey of India's City-Systems (PDF) (2nd ed.). Bangalore: Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy. pp. 64–68. Retrieved 5 March 2015.