New Delhi Municipal Council

New Delhi Municipal Council
नई दिल्ली नगरपालिका परिषद
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Type
Type
Local Authority of the New Delhi
Term limits
 5 years
History
Founded 16 March 1927
Leadership
Chairperson
Jalaj Shrivastava
Website
www.ndmc.gov.in

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is the municipal council of the city of New Delhi, India, and the area under its administration is referred to as the NDMC area. NDMC, covering an area of 43.7 km2, is governed by a council with a chairperson appointed by the central government, and includes the Chief Minister of Delhi. The state of Delhi is divided into three statutory urban regions: the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), and the Delhi Cantonment Board.[1]

History

NDMC has its origins in the Imperial Delhi Committee which was constituted on 25 March 1913 to overlook the construction of the new capital of India. Thereafter in February 1916 the Chief Commissioner, Delhi, created the Raisina Municipal Committee, which was upgraded to a 2nd class Municipality under the Punjab Municipal Act on 7 April 1925. Then on 22 February 1927, the Committee passed a resolution adopting the name "New Delhi" giving it the name, "New Delhi Municipal Committee", approved by Chief Commissioner on 16 March 1927. In May 1994, the NDMC Act 1994, replaced the Punjab Municipal Act 1911, and the Committee was renamed as the New Delhi Municipal Council.[2][3]

NDMC's headquarters building, known as Palika Kendra, was built in 1984, and was the tallest building in the city at that time.[2]

Departments

NDMC Head Office, Palika Kendra, New Delhi, built in 1971, behind Jantar Mantar, Delhi.

NDMC has 28 departments:-

References

  1. ↑ "Who governs our cities?" The Times of India, 22 November 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Capital story: Managing a New Delhi". Hindustan Times. 1 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "NDMC History". NDMC website.

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