The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022, lays down bringing down the existing number of 272 wards to 250 and will require a ward redrawing exercise.
A bill to merge Delhi's three municipal corporations in the national capital into a single entity was introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday amid opposition claims that the move was beyond the legislative competence of Parliament.
The plea was filed after the Delhi State Election Commission indefinitely deferred the MCD elections.
Delhi govt provides "all the funds" to municipal corporations ruled by the BJP, yet they face shortage of funds "due to rampant corruption" prevailing there, the deputy CM said.
Last year, the expenditure limit was increased to Rs 7 lakh from Rs 5.75 lakh.
The BJP, with a clear majority in three municipal corporations in Delhi, on Tuesday nominated its candidates for various posts in the civic bodies.
A total of 2,800 workers in 280 block units of the national capital will be trained by these leaders, he added. The training programme was launched on Dussehra with senior BJP leaders holding meetings with workers in different parts of the city.
New Delhi, Apr 17: Sandeep Dikshit, Congress MP and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's son, today attributed his party's defeat in Delhi civic polls to a disconnect between the party and the people and BJP's success
New Delhi, Apr 17: Buoyed by the results in Delhi civic polls, BJP President Nitin Gadkari today attributed the victory to good governance given by the party saying it has emerged as a strong alternative
New Delhi, Apr 16: Final voter turnout in the Delhi municipal polls was recorded at an “impressive” 55 per cent, the highest polling percentage in the capital for the civic polls in the last 15
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