Bhopal Municipal Corporation

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Bhopal Municipal Corporation
नगर निगम भोपाल
Location map India Bhopal.svg
map of city of Bhopal
AbbreviationBMC
Formation1907
TypeMunicipal corporation
HeadquartersBhopal
Location
  • India
Region
Bhopal City
Official language
English
Kolsani V.S. Choudhary IAS[1]
Alok Sharma
Main organ
Government of Madhya Pradesh
WebsiteOfficial website

Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) is the Municipal Corporation for the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. It is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Bhopal. BMC administers an area of 463 km2 (250.29 sq mi).[2][3] BMC is headed by Kolsani V.S. Choudhary (IAS) as the Commissioner[1] and Alok Sharma as the Mayor. In August 2014, the corporation became one of India’s first municipal corporations to automate citizen services, working with German software company SAP SE for the purpose.[4][5][6]

Overview[]

The total area under BMC is 463 km2 (250.29 sq mi).[2][3] The city is divided into 85 wards. Each ward elects a corporator. The winning party elects a council of members, who are responsible for various departments. The council members chose the Mayor among themselves. At present, there are ten members in the council. The Commissioner of Bhopal is the highest officer of Municipal Corporate Office, which is responsible for the departments of public works, revenue and tax, water supply, planning and development, fire brigade, health and sanitation, finance and accounts etc. The current Municipal Commissioner of Bhopal is Kolsani V.S. Choudhary (IAS)[1] while the current Mayor is Alok Sharma.[7]

History[]

Majlis-e-intezamia was the name of first municipal body of Bhopal, which came into being in 1907 in the erstwhile Bhopal State. First city survey was conducted in 1916 after the enactment of Municipal Act. Up to 1956 the area under Bhopal Municipal limit was very small, but after that few more surrounding villages were added to it. The total area under Bhopal municipal limit reached to 71.23 km2 by 1975.[8]

The Municipal Board was constituted for the first time in 1952 with Shri. Abdul Karim Babu Miya as president and Shri. Deendayal as vice-president. Later on the status of Municipal board was upgraded to municipal council & an IAS officer was appointed as Chief Administrator. In 1983, Bhopal Municipal Council got the status of Municipal Corporation, with total 56 wards and of Congress was elected as the first mayor.

Corporation election 2015[]

  Bharatiya Janata Party: 55 seats
  Indian National Congress: 26 seats
  Independent: 4 seats

Political Performance in Election 2015[]

S.No. Party Name Party flag or symbol Number of Corporators
01 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 55
02 Indian National Congress (INC) 26
03 Independents No flag.svg 04

Departments[]

  • Public Works
  • Revenue & Tax
  • Heritage Cell
  • Garden
  • Public Relation
  • Water Supply
  • Planning & Development
  • General Administration
  • Fire Services
  • Health & Sanitation
  • Finance
  • e-Governance

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See also[]

  • List of municipal corporations of India

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Bhopal BMC Commissioner - Bhopal Municipal Corporation". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "BMC".
  3. ^ a b "BMC Plan".
  4. ^ PTI New Delhi (13 August 2014). "SAP deploys automation solutions at Bhopal Municipal Corporation". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  5. ^ Tech Desk (13 August 2014). "Bhopal Municipal Corporation to launch mobile app to automate citizen services". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  6. ^ Tech Desk (14 August 2014). "Bhopal Municipal Corporation to launch mobile app to automate citizen services". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Bhopal Municipal Corporation". Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 April 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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