Big change in the capital / Now all three municipal corporations will be one in Delhi, the decision of the Modi cabinet

Zoom News : Mar 22, 2022, 03:15 PM
The central government has decided to integrate the three municipal corporations of the national capital Delhi. This is a big setback for the ruling AAP government in the state.

On Tuesday, the Modi cabinet has approved the decision to merge the three corporations of Delhi. Now Delhi will have only one mayor instead of three. Apart from this, in place of North, South and East Municipal Corporations, there will be only one Municipal Corporation.

There will be a change in the section of the DMC Act

After the merger of the three municipal corporations, the possibility of keeping the AAP government of Delhi completely away from the municipal corporation coming into existence is being expressed. The Central Government can take away the power of 17 sections of the Municipal Corporation Act (DMC Act) from the Delhi Government. Earlier, the Central Government had the right to take action under these sections, but in October 2009, the Center had given the Delhi Government the right to take action under these sections. Since then, the interference of the Delhi Government in the functioning of the Municipal Corporation has increased.

BJP leaders had urged the Center

According to sources, the leaders of Delhi State BJP have urged the Central Government to completely free the Municipal Corporation from the Delhi Government. Provided that he maintains all three municipal corporations or merges all three corporations to form a corporation, because the Delhi government has got the right to take action under certain sections of the DMC Act. Because of this, she is constantly harassing all the three municipal corporations like a unified municipal corporation.

AAP government hangs files

BJP leaders say that the Delhi government keeps the file of works related to the above sections hanging, which affects the functioning of the corporation. BJP leaders have demanded from the central government that as before, it should take the municipal corporation completely under its control.

Sheila Dikshit government had sent a proposal to the Center

The Sheila Dikshit government of Delhi had sent a proposal to the Central Government in the year 2009 to take over the rights of 23 sections of the DMC Act from the Union Home Ministry in an effort to take over the Municipal Corporation completely, but the Center gave it 17 He was given the right of sections only and out of them 12 sections were given to him completely, while he was given the right to make recommendations to the central government under five sections.

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