Medininagar Municipal Corporation

The Medininagar Municipal Corporation is the municipal organisation of Medininagar, India. Medininagar Municipal Corporation or Medininagar Nagar Nigam, abbreviated MMC, is the chief nodal agency for the administration of Medininagar.

History

The Medininagar Nagar Nigam was established on 30 May 2015 by the Government of Jharkhand and This is became Municipal Corporation Officially in August 2017 by the government of Jharkhand

The first election of the councilors were completed on 16 April 2018, they came in office on 21 April 2018.

Medininagar Municipal Corporation was established in 2015 by a Special Act, brought by the Government of Jharkhand in 2015 and election finished on 16 April 2018 . By this act, 130-year-old Daltonganj has been allowed for establishment of Medininagar Municipal Corporation, which celebrated its golden jubilee in 2015. The Corporation is hardhearted at Palamau Court.

Overview

Medininagar Municipal Corporation is the local urban governing body of the city of Palamu. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. This civic administrative body administers an area of 110 km²

The Mayor is usually chosen through indirect election by the Councillors from among themselves for a term of two and half years. The Municipal Commissioner is the chief Executive Officer and head of the executive arm of the Municipal Corporation. All executive powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner who is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer appointed by the state government. Although the Municipal Corporation is the legislative body that lays down policies for the governance of the city, it is the Commissioner who is responsible for the execution of the policies. The Commissioner is appointed for a fixed term as defined by state statute. The powers of the Commissioner are those provided by statute and those delegated by the Corporation or the Standing Committee.^[1]

The Medininagar Municipal Corporation was established in 2015. The city is divided into 35 administrative wards, which accommodates a population of 3,89,307 as per 2014 Census. Each ward elects a councillor to the M.M.C. By means of the standing committees, the corporation undertakes urban planning and maintains roads, government-aided schools, hospitals, and municipal markets. As Daltonganj's apex body, the corporation discharges its functions through the mayor-in-council, which comprises a mayor, a deputy mayor, and other elected members of the MMC. The functions of the M.M.C. include water supply, drainage and sewerage, sanitation, solid waste management, street lighting, and building regulation. It also deals with issue of birth registration and death registration. As the city is expanding fast, the Corporation is getting challenges in providing the optimal service to the However, the working of Corporation is often hampered by the strikes by the various unions. Municipal Commissioner is the executive head of the Corporation, who is assisted by a large number of officers, belonging to different departments in the Corporation.

Each ward send one representative, called Councillor to the Corporation through an election. The Councillors selects among themselves a Mayor and a Deputy Mayor, forming the legislative part of the Corporation. The Corporation functions through an Empowered Standing Committee, composed of 7 Ward Councillors, Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The representative to the State Assembly, whose constituencies falls wholly or partially in the Corporation area are also part of the Corporation. The Corporation is broadly divided into seven Circles/Wings for the smooth functioning :

a) Head Office b) Planning & Development Wing c) Water Supply Section d) Electricity in the city areas e) New parks f) Widening Roads e) Daltonganj City Circle

Wards

The Medininagar Municipal Corporation is divided into 35 wards. Each Cirle is administered by an Executive officer who is deputed by the State Government. Each Circle has Assistant Health officer to view the sanitation work. The Circles are :

• Ward No 1 Singra
• Redma Redma CT Circle
• Baralota Circle
• Daltonganj City Circle
• RedmaCT ward no 0001
• Baralota CT ward no 0001
• Sudna Circle
• Sudna CT ward no 0001
• Bajraha circle

Departments

Medininagar Municipal Corporation has three distinct department which covers all the aspect of city, related to development, maintenance and sanitation. It also deals with the revenue collection, legal case and financial aspects. The nine departments are :

Engineering Dept : This department is entrusted with the overall infrastructure development of the Corporation, related to road development, water supply system, sewage system, public amenity buildings, construction and maintenance of government quarters to name a few. An executive of the cadre of Chief Engineer is responsible for this department.

Revenue Dept : This department is responsible for the collection of revenues and imposing levy taxes over a number of items. The Corporation gets revenue from property tax on land and buildings, water tax, tax on advertisement, toll tax, entertainment tax, tax on electricity consumption and host of other taxes.

Urban Planning Dept : This department's main work is to suggest the Corporation on the proper planning of the area, through a Master Plan on a periodic basis. The newly added area has also to be incorporated in the Water Supply Dept : This department is responsible for smooth water supply in the area. The department has deep pumps in several parts of the city to supply the water in the area. During summer, the department sends water tanks to the water scarcity areas within the corporation. It is also responsible for drawing and implementation of long term plan anticipating the future growth of the area.

Education Dept : This department is responsible for the eradication of Urban illiteracy within the area. It takes up educational project under the State government and implements them in Literacy backward area.^[2]

Health & Sanitation Dept : The two departments are entrusted with the work of providing proper health care facility and maintaining sanity of the area. Health dept takes initiatives in controlling the spread of communicable diseases, food hygiene, promoting state & central government health schemes and host of other activities. Sanitation department works is to keep the city and its roads clean and free of garbage.

Finance & Accounts Dept : This departments maintains the records of income and expenditure of the Corporation. it also prepare estimates for the grants for primary education, slum improvement, and others from the State Government. Scrutinizing the monetary bills also comes under its preview.

Legal Dept : This department deals with legal formalities arising for or against the corporation. It also looks into the preparation of agreements, lease, memorandum etc.

Estate Dept : This department deals with the lease/renewal of Corporation plots, levy and recovery of rents and other estate related activities pertaining to the City.

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