Rajkot Municipal Corporation

Infobox Organization
name = Rajkot Municipal Corporation


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caption = Emblem of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation


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formation = 1973
type = Municipal
headquarters = Rajkot
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leader_title= Mayor
leader_name= Shri Dhansukh C. Bhanderi
key_people= Municipal Commissioner
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budget= gain INR 3.76 billion (2006-07)
website= http://www.rmc.gov.in

Rajkot Municipal Corporation is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Rajkot. The organization is known, in short, as RMC. It was established in 1973. This civic administrative body administers an area of 104.86 sq. km. RMC is headed by Shri Dhansukh Chunnibhai Bhanderi the present Mayor of Rajkot. [" [http://www.rmc.gov.in/statictic.php Statistics] ", Retrieved on December 25, 2007]
The governing structure of RMC consists of political and administrative wings. The political wing is an elected body of councilors headed by a Mayor. The Commissioner from the IAS cadre heads the administrative wing and is responsible for strategic and operational planning and management of the Corporation. The Commissioner takes decisions on behalf of the Board or the Standing Committee formed from the elected councilors to perform the duties of the Corporation.

ervices

The RMC is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city. [ [http://www.rmc.gov.in/rti.php Departments of Services] , Retrieved on December 25, 2007]
* Water purification and supply
* Sewage treatment and disposal
* Garbage disposal and street cleanliness
* Solid waste management
* Disaster management
* Building and Maintenance of roads, streets and flyovers.
* Street lighting
* Maintenance of parks and open spaces
* Cemeteries and Crematoriums
* Registering of births and deaths
* Conservation of heritage sites
* Disease control, including immunization
* Public municipal schools etc.

City Civic Center

Rajkot Municipal Corporation has started City Civic Center in different areas of city to get maximum advantage of the technology and give transparency in the day to day administration. RMC has five City Civic Centers operational in different areas of Rajkot Municipal Corporation for benefit of citizen of Rajkot. Now any citizen can access municipal corporation’s services within 3 km from their residence. All city civic center are connected with each other by online networking facility. City civic center provides facility like Property Tax Assessment and Collection, Water Charges Assessment and Collection, New water connection, Complaint Redressal, Shop and establishment, Birth and Death certificates, Building permission plans and various tax collection. [ [http://www.rmc.gov.in/egov/ Rajkot City Civic Center] , Retrieved on 26 January, 2008]

* Amin Marg City Civic Center
* Krishna Nagar City Civic Center
* East Zone City Civic Center
* Central Office City Civic Center
* West Zone City Civic Center

Administration

Administrative purposes the city is divided into 3 zones - Central, East and West. The city is further divided in 26 wards. [" [http://www.rmc.gov.in/ward.php Wards Information] ", Retrieved on December 25, 2007]

The Corporation is headed by a Municipal Commissioner, an IAS officer appointed by the government of Gujarat. He wields the executive power of the house. Each ward is represented by 3 corporators. An election is held to elect corporators to power. The mayor heads the party with the largest number of corporators elected. The mayor is responsible for the day-to-day running of the city services.

References

External links

* [http://www.rmc.gov.in Official site of Rajkot Municipal Corporation]