The Times of India        27.08.2014  

MCD to be back in corporation names

NEW DELHI: Owing to confusion in nomenclature of NDMC—New Delhi Municipal Council and North Delhi Municipal Corporation, the civic agencies will now have a new name. After two-and-a-half years, civic agencies have moved to amend DMC Act and, soon, municipal corporations will be called MCD North, South and East, respectively.

"There was a lot of confusion. Recently, we advertised for teachers' post and people turned up at New Delhi Municipal Council's headquarters in Connaught Place," said PK Gupta, commissioner, North Delhi Municipal Corporation. Even New Delhi Municipal Council officials say that, due to the confusion, people would call them up and enquire about advertisements issued by North Corporation. "People would call up enquiring about tenders and we will have to check with our officials," said a NDMC official.

The change in nomenclature for all three corporations would mean changes in many things—letterhead, corporation websites, etc. "Since many things are printed with the old name, we will still the use them till new orders are placed," said a senior North Corporation official.

Officials say that when the three corporations were formed and named, some the senior officials did point out the confusion that the two 'NDMC's will bring. "But that time it wasn't considered seriously. Now, the problem can't be ignored," said the official. Moreover, till date people still refer to civic bodies as MCD.