Patna Municipal Corporation
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Patna Municipal Corporation पटना नगर निगम PMC |
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Local Authority of the Patna
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| Founded | 1952 |
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Mayor
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Afzal Imam
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Commissioner
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Abhishek Singh
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Admin HQ
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patnanagarnigam pmc |
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The Patna Municipal Corporation (Hindi: पटना नगर निगम) is the municipal organisation of Patna, India. Patna Municipal Corporation or Patna Nagar Nigam, abbreviated PMC, is the chief nodal agency for the administration of Patna.
The Patna Municipal Corporation was established on 15 August 1952 by the Government of Bihar. The first election of the councilors were completed in March 1954, but they came in office on 1 February 1955.
Patna Municipal Corporation was established in 1952 by a Special Act, brought by the Government of Bihar in 1951. By this act, 88-year-old Patna City Municipality and 35-year-old Patna Bankipore joint water works committee merged to pave the way for the establishment of Patna Municipal Corporation, which celebrated its golden jubilee in 2002. The corporation is headquartered at Buddha Marg.
Patna Municipal Corporation is the local urban governing body of the city of Patna. 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.
The Patna Municipal Corporation was established in 1994. The city is divided into 72 administrative wards, which accommodates a population of 1.7 million as per 2011 Census. Each ward elects a councillor to the PMC. By means of the standing committees, the corporation undertakes urban planning and maintains roads, government-aided schools, hospitals, and municipal markets. As Patna'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 PMC. The functions of the PMC 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. The corporation handles 44 parks in the city. As the city is expanding fast, the corporation is getting challenges in providing the optimal service to the areas. 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. As of December 2015, the Janata Dal (United) controls the PMC; the mayor is Afzal Imam. while the deputy mayor is Amravati Devi. The current commissioner is Abhishek Singh.
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