The Times of India 13.04.2013
New Guwahati Municipal Corporation structure gets govt approval
GUWAHATI: The state government on Friday approved the re-demarcation of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) area, comprising 31 wards and 90 area sabhas.
The present corporation has 60 wards, which have now been merged to form 31 wards, thereby increasing the area of each ward. According to the new rule, the minimum population of each ward should be around 20,000.
Moreover, this is the first time that the corporation will have area sabhas within the wards with an aim to give more power to people to voice their grievances, said Mukul Gogoi, additional commissioner of the GMC.
"As per the Nagar Raj Bill adopted by the Assam government, the population of each ward should be around 20,000. When there were 60 wards under the GMC, the population in some of the wards were below 20,000," said Gogoi.
The finalization of the demarcation of the area sabhas and GMC wards will pave way for holding of civic elections. The GMC elections have not been held after the last elected body was dissolved in 2008.
The present corporation has 60 wards, which have now been merged to form 31 wards, thereby increasing the area of each ward. According to the new rule, the minimum population of each ward should be around 20,000.
Moreover, this is the first time that the corporation will have area sabhas within the wards with an aim to give more power to people to voice their grievances, said Mukul Gogoi, additional commissioner of the GMC.
"As per the Nagar Raj Bill adopted by the Assam government, the population of each ward should be around 20,000. When there were 60 wards under the GMC, the population in some of the wards were below 20,000," said Gogoi.
The finalization of the demarcation of the area sabhas and GMC wards will pave way for holding of civic elections. The GMC elections have not been held after the last elected body was dissolved in 2008.
