MCD Elections 2022: MCD has been reinstated into one unified body from its earlier form when it was divided into 3 different corporations including New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), East Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC).
MCD Elections 2022: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections will be held on December 4 and counting is scheduled for December 7. This year after the Centre’s amendment, the MCD has been reinstated into one unified body from its earlier form when it was divided into 3 different corporations including New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), East Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC). The entire MCD comprises of 12 zones which are:
- Central
- City–SP
- Civil Lines
- Karol Bagh
- Keshav Puram
- Najafgarh
- Narela
- North Shahdara
- Rohini
- South Shahdara
- South
- West
Key responsibilities of MCD
- Cleaning of roads/pavements, markets, mostly in colonies and those that are less than 60 feet wide
- Manage water supply
- Waste management, garbage collection from each house, as well as collection points
- Maintenance designated parks
- Building and maintaining the drainage system
- Running primary schools
- Maintaining street lights
- Maintenance of MCD-run libraries if any
- Action against encroachments on the streets, roads
- Making sure new construction are as per regulations
- Running, maintaining some hospitals and dispensaries
- Collect property and professional taxes
- Operating, collecting toll tax
- Running cremation grounds
- Keep record of births and deaths