Kolkata Municipal Corporation

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Kolkata Municipal Corporation

কলকাতা পৌরসংস্থা
AITC
since 2021
Structure
Seats144
Political groups
Government (137)
  •   
    AITC
    : 134
  •   IND: 3[1]

Opposition (7)

Elections
Last election
2021
Next election
2026
Motto
পুরশ্রী বিবর্ধন: (Bengali)
Progress of The City
Meeting place
Headquarters of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Website
www.kmcgov.in Edit this at Wikidata

Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is the

state capital of West Bengal. This civic administrative body administers an area of 206.08 square kilometres (79.57 sq mi).[2] Its motto, Purosri Bibardhan, is inscribed on its emblem in Bengali script
.

Geography

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is located at 22°33′45″N 88°21′11″E / 22.5625°N 88.3531°E / 22.5625; 88.3531 in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Ward wise KMC population density

Department

Sl.No. Department[3]
1 Advertisement
2 Amusement
3 Assessment & Collection
4 Building
5 Bustee Services
6 Car Parking
7 Central Records
8 Ch. VS Department
9 Education
10 Election Office
11 Electricity
12 Engineering (Civil)
13 Entally workshop
14 Estate
15 Finance and accounts
16 Health
17 Info. & public relations
18 Information Technology
19 Institute of Urban Management
20 Internal Audit
21 Law
22 License
23 Lighting
24 Market
25 Municipal Secretary’s department
26 Municipal Service Commission
27 Parks & Squares
28 Personnel
29 Planning & Development
30 Printing
31 Environment & Heritage Department
32 Roads and Asphaltum
33 Sewerage & Drainage
34 Social Welfare & Urban Poverty Alleviation Department
35 Solid Waste Management
36 Supply
37 City Planning Dept
38 Treasury Department
39 Vigilance
40 Water Supply

Structure

Kolkata Municipal Corporation was established in 1876. Under the guidance of the first Minister of Local Self-Government in Bengal, Sir

Abul Kasem Fazlul Haque, and for the 2010–2015 and 2015–2018 term, Sovan Chatterjee.[5]"Department of Urban Development & Municipal Affairs"
.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation ward level map as of 2011 Census. Three additional wards have been added since then, taking the total to 144.

The city is divided into 144 administrative

All India Trinamool Congress
holds the power in the KMC.

Borough Ward
I 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
II 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
III 13, 14, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
IV 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 38, 39
V 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50
VI 46, 47, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 60, 61, 62
VII 56, 57, 58, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67
VIII 68, 69, 70, 72, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90
IX 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82
X 81, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100
XI 103, 104, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114
XII 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109
XIII 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124
XIV 121, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132
XV 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141

Budget

As of 2023, the

city government's budget is 4,686.79 crore (US$590 million), out of which 320 crore (US$40 million) was earmarked for roads and transport infrastructure, 692.14 crore (US$87 million) is to be spent on solid waste management, 408 crore (US$51 million) on water supply and 163 crore (US$20 million) on health services.[10]

Criticism

Recently the KMC has faced a lot of criticism for legalising unauthorized construction largely responsible for a number of deaths because of fire. This was also responsible of the unplanned growth in the city.[citation needed]

The Sheriff of Kolkata and The KMDA

The city also has an apolitical

Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA).[12] The KMA includes a large suburban hinterland
around the urban centres of Kolkata.

Area of jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the KMC covers the area covered by the

Kolkata District / KMC
)

In 2011, it was announced that Kolkata Police and Kolkata Municipal Corporation area will be coterminous.[13][14]

Kolkata Postal District however extends right up to Barrackpur in the North, Barasat in the North-East, Rajarhat in the East, up to Baruipur in South-East and Pailan in South and up to Pujali in South-West. The Postal code in this entire area starts with 700, indicating Postal Sorting Division of Kolkata. Thus Kolkata Postal Division is much bigger than the area of KMC (Kolkata District) and Kolkata Police.

Services

The KMC is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

  • Water purification and supply
  • Sewage treatment and disposal
  • Garbage disposal
    and street cleanliness
  • Food Inspection:Through KMC Food Inspectors
  • Solid waste management
  • Building and maintenance of roads, streets and flyovers.
  • Street lighting
  • Maintenance of
    parks
    and open spaces
  • Cemeteries
    and Crematoriums
  • Registering of births and deaths
  • Conservation of heritage sites
  • Disease control, including
    immunisation
  • Public municipal schools etc.

Control Room of Kolkata Municipal Corporation can be contacted at (033) 2286-1212.

References

  1. ^ "KMC Election Result 2021: জয়ী হয়েই তৃণমূলের পথে তিন নির্দল প্রার্থী, 'সবুজ-সঙ্কেত' ছিল আগেই?". 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. ^ "kmcgov.in". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ "KMC Departments". Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Kolkata – A Municipal History". KMC. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Mayors of Kolkata". KMC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  6. ^ "KMC polls on Dec 19 to be litmus test for TMC, BJP on urban base since assembly elections". The Economic Times. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Kolkata Statistics". Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  8. ^ "007 Kolkata (India)" (PDF). World Association of the Major Metropolises. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  9. ^ "About Kolkata Municipal Corporation". Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 May 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2006.
  10. ^ "KMC presents deficit budget of Rs 170.66 cr". 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  11. ^ "New sheriff of Kolkata". The Telegraph. 28 December 2005. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  12. ^ "About Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  13. ^ "City police chief visits added areas". The Times of India. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  14. ^ Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (30 August 2011). "People will see the change: Kolkata police chief". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2013.

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