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.
