Indore Municipal Corporation

Indore Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Indore in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.^[1]

History

IMC has its origin in the year 1818, when the Holkars shifted their capital from Maheshwar to Indore. Due to lacked planned development in regards to facilities like water supply, drainage, sanitation and waste disposal, the first municipality was constituted in Indore in 1870 and Bakshi Khajan Singh was appointed the chairman. In 1906, Indore municipality started its own powerhouse and established a new water supply system from the bilaoli water body. Then in 1912, municipality became the first city to have an elected municipal government responsible for the growth and welfare of the city.

After independence, Indore city was included into Madhya Bharat and declared as the first category of municipality by the local government department of Madhya Bharat. In the year 1956, during the re-organisation of states, Indore was included in Madhya Pradesh and in the same year it was declared a Municipal Corporation.

Governance

At present, the municipal area is divided into 19 zones and 85 wards of various sizes and population. As per the provision of Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956, IMC has a chairman (Mayor), councilors elected by direct election from 69 wards, 2 members of Parliament, 5 members of State Legislative Assembly representing constituencies within municipal areas. In accordance with the 74th constitutional amendment 25 seats out of 69 are reserved for women.

Boundary

The IMC area is bounded by the junction of MR-10 and Bypass Road towards east along the Eastern Ring Road, the Kanadia Road up to its junction with the Bypass Road; thence towards northeast along the AB Road and Eastern Ring Road up to the MR-11; thence towards south along the Khandwa Road; thence towards south along the railway line up to its junction with the Sukhniwas Road; up to its junction with AB Road, thence towards south along the AB Road; up to its junction with the last road leading to Rajendra Nagar; thence towards west along the Ahmedabad Road up to Sinhasa; thence towards west along the Airport Road up to Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport at its junction with MR-10 (Super Corridor); thence towards northwest along the Depalpur Road up to its junction with the MR-10; thence towards north along the MR-10 up to its junction with Ujjain Road (MDR-27).

Departments

IMC has 13 departments:-

• Accounts Department
• Education Department
• Electrical and Mechanical Department
• Fire Department
• Food and Civil Supplies Department
• Health Department
• Housing & Environmental Department
• Information Technology Department
• Law and General Administration Department
• Planning & Rehabilitation Department
• Public Work Department
• Revenue Department
• Water Work and Drainage Department

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