Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Kolkata Municipal Corporation কলকাতা পৌরসংস্থা | |
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AITC since 2021 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 144 |
Political groups | Government (137)
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 |
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is the
Geography
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is located at 22°33′45″N 88°21′11″E / 22.5625°N 88.3531°E in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Department
Sl.No. | Department[3] |
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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
The city is divided into 144 administrative
Borough | Ward |
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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
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
Area of jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of the KMC covers the area covered by the
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 disposaland street cleanliness
- Food Inspection:Through KMC Food Inspectors
- Solid waste management
- Building and maintenance of roads, streets and flyovers.
- Street lighting
- Maintenance of parksand open spaces
- Cemeteriesand 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "kmcgov.in". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "KMC Departments". Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Kolkata – A Municipal History". KMC. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Mayors of Kolkata". KMC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kolkata Statistics". Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ^ "007 Kolkata (India)" (PDF). World Association of the Major Metropolises. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "About Kolkata Municipal Corporation". Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 May 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2006.
- ^ "KMC presents deficit budget of Rs 170.66 cr". 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "New sheriff of Kolkata". The Telegraph. 28 December 2005. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ^ "About Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.