Gurgaon Municipal Corporation
{{Short description|Local civic body in Gurugram, Haryana, India}}
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| name = Gurgaon Municipal Corporation
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| house_type = Municipal Corporation
| term_limits = 5 years
| foundation = {{start date and age|2008}}{{cite news |title=Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, MCG, Gurugram Municipal Corp |url=https://www.gurugramonline.in/city-guide/municipal-corporation-of-gurugram |access-date=29 November 2021 |publisher=gurugramonline.in}}
| leader1_type = Mayor
| leader1 = Rajrani Malhotra
| party1 = BJP
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| leader2_type = Leader of the Opposition
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| leader3_type = Municipal Commissioner
| leader3 = Narhari Singh Bangar
| party3 = IAS
| election3 = October 2024
| seats = 36
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| structure1 = India Gurugram, Haryana Municipal Corporation 2025.svg
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Government (24)
:*{{Colour box|#FF9933}} BJP (24)
Opposition (2)
:*{{Colour box|#00BFFF}} INC (1)
:*{{Colour box|#71B218}} JJP (1)
Others (10)
:*{{Colour box|#B2B2B2}} IND (10)
| term_length = 5 years
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| voting_system1 = First-past-the-post
| last_election1 = 2 March 2025
| next_election1 = 2030
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| meeting_place = Gurgaon, Haryana
| website = {{URL|https://www.mcg.gov.in/}}
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Gurgaon Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing the Indian city of Gurgaon. The Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with the formation of the Municipal Corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Anupam |title=City Mayors: Indian Mayors |url=http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/indian-mayors.html |access-date=29 October 2021 |publisher=citymayors.com}} Gurgaon Municipal Corporation is headed by the Mayor of the city and governed by the Commissioner. The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram area 232 sq km
History and administration
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram was formed in the year 2008.{{cite news |title=MCG Gurgaon: Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon Property Tax, Water Bill & Latest News |url=https://housing.com/news/mcg-municipal-corporation-of-gurgaon/ |access-date=29 November 2021 |publisher=Housing News |date=23 July 2021}} The Corporation is headed by mayor Madhu Azad{{cite news |title=Gurugram achieves highest ever ranking in Swachh Survekshan |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/gurugram-achieves-highest-ever-ranking-in-swachh-survekshan-101637429306976.html |access-date=29 November 2021 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=20 November 2021 |language=en}} and governed by Municipal Commissioner Mukesh Kumar Ahuja.{{cite news |title=Gurgaon To Shut Meat Shops On Tuesdays, Civic Body Chief Opposed Proposal |url=https://www.ndtv.com/gurgaon-news/gurgaon-to-shut-meat-shops-on-tuesdays-mcg-commissioner-vinay-pratap-singh-opposed-proposal-2394527 |access-date=29 November 2021 |publisher=NDTV.com |date=19 March 2021}}
Gurgaon Municipal Corporation has 35 wards{{cite news |title=No progress on model roads in 34 wards of MCG in Gurugram |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/no-progress-on-model-roads-in-34-wards-of-mcg-in-gurugram-101637519620276.html |access-date=29 November 2021 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=22 November 2021 |language=en}} and each ward is headed by the councillor for which elections are held every 5 years.{{cite news |title=Independents Win 21 Of 35 Gurgaon Civic Body Seats; BJP Distant Second |url=https://www.ndtv.com/gurgaon-news/independents-win-21-of-35-gurgaon-civic-body-seats-bjp-distant-second-1754581 |access-date=29 November 2021 |publisher=NDTV.com |date=25 September 2017}} In the Gurgaon Municipal Corporation elections held in the year 2017, Independent candidates won 21 seats, BJP won 13 seats and the principal opposition party of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) managed one seat.
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has four zones in a total area of 232 Sq km.{{cite news |last1=Chaman |first1=Vishakha |title=Manesar municipal corporation divided into seven zones for better governance {{!}} Gurgaon News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/manesar-municipal-corporation-divided-into-7-zones-for-better-governance/articleshow/80162013.cms |work=The Times of India |date=8 January 2021 |language=en}}
Powers and functions
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has the following departments for the summarised functions{{cite news |title=Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, MCG, Gurugram Municipal Corp |url=https://www.gurugramonline.in/city-guide/municipal-corporation-of-gurugram |access-date=29 November 2021 |publisher=gurugramonline.in}}-
- Accounts and Pension - The Senior Accounts Officer heads the department which handles the preparation of budgets for the city, maintaining corporation account books, accounting of expenditure bills, and pension cases of its employees.
- Administration - The Joint Commissioner heads the department which handles regulating and monitoring that principles of the corporation are followed, handling corporation employees' cases, managing RTI applications, handling the procurement issues of corporations, and implementing laws made by corporations and other internal issues.
- Engineering - The Superintendent Engineer or Executive Engineer heads the department which handles accounting for financial resources from the Government of India, the Government of Haryana, and other organisations for improving infrastructure and infrastructure-related works in the city.
- Fire - Handling issues relating to fire and ensuring that the City's structures follow Fire safety measures.
- Audit - The department lays down various guidelines and controls while incurring expenditures for the corporation.
- Health and Sanitation - The Chief Sanitation Officer heads the department which handles issues relating to cleaning of streets, garbage disposal, solid waste management, and other sanitation issues.
- Information Technology - The Manager of Information Technology heads the department which handles the primary functions of maintaining and operating the corporation website and providing Information Technology-related training to corporation employees along with maintenance of various data in digital mode.
- Tax - The Tax Officer heads the department which handles functions relating to imposition and collection of vehicle tax, property tax, development tax, house tax, and fire tax.
- Land and License - The Land Officer heads the department which handles the main purpose of regularizing activities relating to advertising, granting licenses relating to the installation of mobile phone towers in the city, events relating to the sale and purchase of land, and collection of rent from various sources among others.{{cite news |title=Airtel Bags Free Public Wi-Fi Deal From Gurgaon Municipal Corporation |url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/airtel-bags-free-public-wi-fi-deal-from-gurgaon-municipal-corporation-702836 |access-date=29 November 2021 |work=NDTV Gadgets 360 |language=en}}
- Town Planning and Building - The Chief Town Planner heads the department which handles issues relating to town and urban planning, monitoring the land use and construction, issuing Government approvals for purposes like commercial, industrial, residential, and any others, and regularising unauthorized settlements, which are major functions with the department.{{cite news |title=Notice to 60 Gurgaon banquet halls running illegally |url=https://www.ndtv.com/gurgaon-news/notice-to-60-gurgaon-banquet-halls-running-illegally-538638 |access-date=29 November 2021 |publisher=NDTV.com |date=23 October 2013}}
- Legal - The District Attorney heads the department which majorly deals with legal issues relating to the corporation.{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Bagish |title=High court stays FIR against Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran bosses {{!}} Gurgaon News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/hgh-court-stays-fir-against-municipal-corporation-of-gurgaon-haryana-shahari-vikas-pradhikaran-bosses/articleshow/76968698.cms |access-date=29 November 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=15 July 2021 |language=en}}
Members
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) consists of 36 elected members (corporators) who serve a five-year term. The corporation is headed by the Mayor, who is also directly elected for a five-year term. The most recent municipal elections were held in 2025.
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| colspan=4 align=center bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |Mayor: RajRani Malhotra | |
| Ward No | Name of Corporator || colspan="2" |Party |
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| 1 | Sunder Singh
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| 2 | Jyotsna Vipin Yadav
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| 3 | Rakesh Yadav
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| 4 | Pardeep Kumar Padam
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| 5 | Ram Avatar Rana
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| 6 | Satpal
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| 7 | Dinesh Dahiya
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| 8 | Naresh Kataria
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| 9 | Avnish Raghav
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| 10 | Mahabir
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| 11 | Kuldeep Yadav
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| 12 | Ruchi
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| 13 | Pawan Kumar Saini
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| 14 | Pratham Chandra Vashisth
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| 15 | Bharti Harshana
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| 16 | Vikramjeet Singh
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| 17 | Neha Dewatwal
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| 18 | Jyoti Suman Jaildar
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| 19 | Raj Singh Amit Bhadana
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| 20 | Narayan Bhadana
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| 21 | Soniya Yadav
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| 22 | Vikas Yadav
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| 23 | Kunal Yadav
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| 24 | Aarti Yadav
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| 25 | Anoop Singh
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| 26 | Sunita Rani
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| 27 | Aashish Gupta
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| 28 | Dharambir Bhangrola
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| 29 | Usha Jitendra Verma
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| 30 | Madhu Batra
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| 31 | Dalip Kumar Sahni
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| 32 | Vijay Parmaar
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| 33 | Sarika Bharadwaj
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| 34 | Surekha
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| 35 | Parminder Kataria
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| 36 | Rekha Dinesh Saini
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Important developments
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- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram passed a resolution for the closure of meat shops every Tuesday of the week.
- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram in July 2020 issued new guidelines for domestic helps to stop the spread of the COVID pandemic.{{cite news |title=Domestic Helps Allowed To Work Under New Guidelines In Gurugram |url=https://www.ndtv.com/gurgaon-news/gurgaon-unlock2-guidelines-domestic-helps-allowed-to-work-under-new-guidelines-in-gurugram-2255168 |access-date=29 November 2021 |publisher=NDTV.com |date=1 July 2020}}
- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram in September 2018 sealed a mosque for not following its guidelines.{{cite news |title=Civic Body Seals Mosque In Gurgaon, Says It's In Restricted Area |url=https://www.ndtv.com/gurgaon-news/civic-body-seals-mosque-in-gurgaon-says-its-in-restricted-area-1915723 |access-date=29 November 2021 |publisher=NDTV.com |date=13 September 2018}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://gurugram.gov.in/service/e-services/ Official Website]
- [https://www.symbiosisinfra.com/gurgaon-property-tax/ Gurgaon Property Tax]
Category:Municipal corporations in Haryana