The Hindu            26.05.2017   

GHMC’s new circles to be established by June 1

There will be one circle officer per 2.65 lakh population

Months after the reorganisation of circles in Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Administration (GHMC) was formally approved by the State
Government, the new circles will finally be established by June 1.

Based
on the recommendations of an expert committee taking the 2011 census
figures into consideration, a proposal was submitted to the GHMC’s
Standing Committee to approve increasing the circles from 18 to 30 last
year. The Standing Committee had cleared the proposal and sent it to the
State Government which approved it.

The GHMC has finally issued
orders instructing the higher officials to establish the new circle
offices. The revised administrative structure will be at the rate of one
circle officer per 2.65 lakhs. In erstwhile MCH area comprising of 15
circle offices and there used to be one circle officer per 2.25 lakhs.
Zonal offices will also be reorganised at the rate of one office for
every six new circle offices to be established. The 30 circles are
Kapra, Uppal, Hayathnagar, L.B. Nagar, Saroornagar, Malakpet,
Santhoshnagar, Chandrayangutta, Charminar, Falaknuma, Rajendranagar,
Mehdipatnam, Karwan, Goshamahal, Musheerabad, Amberpet, Khairathabad,
Jubilee Hills, Yousufguda, Serilingampally, Chandanagar, Patancheruvu,
Moosapet, Kukatpally, Qutbullapur, Gajularamaram, Alwal, Malkajgiri,
Secunderabad and Begumpet.

The Zonal Commissioners of the five
zones were asked to ensure that the new circles start functioning by
June 2 in the newly designated places.

Zonal offices will also be reorganised at the rate of one office for every six new circle offices to be established.