Delhi Govt splits MCD into three smaller bodies

fifty per cent of the seats to be reserved for women

PTI | May 30, 2011



The Delhi Government today decided to split the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) into three smaller bodies while the number of wards will remain at the existing 272.

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the Cabinet has taken the decision to ensure efficiency in municipal services in Delhi.

She said consultations were held with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and several party leaders before finalising the decision to split the civic body into three parts.

Fifty per cent of the seats will be reserved for women as against the existing 33 per cent, she said.

Dikshit said a four member committee of officials have been appointed to finalise nitty-gritties for setting up of the new bodies following which a proposal will be sent to the Union Home Ministry for approval.

 

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