By IANS,
New Delhi: With the home ministry approving the trifurcation of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the state government Thursday called a special assembly session on Nov 30 to table the bill on this.
“The Bill will be tabled in the assembly on Nov 30 and be cleared the next day,” Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said ater a cabinet meeting here.
“As per procedures, a Bill has to be first tabled in the house. The assembly can decide on its fate the next day at the earliest,” Dikshit added.
After getting the bill cleared, Delhi government will send it to the president for her assent before it can become law.
The home ministry had Wednesday cleared a Delhi government proposal to split the MCD that was pending since June.
Describing the center’s nod as “historic”, chief minister said: “It will be an example of efficient civic governance in big cities. With three corporations now, municipal officials will be more accessible to people and it will take governance to people’s doorsteps.”
As per the bill, the MCD will be divided into three municipalities, with the units for north and south Delhi having 104 municipal wards each and east Delhi having 64 wards.
Each municipality will have a separate mayor and deputy mayor and half of its seats will be reserved for women, up from the existing 33 percent reservation. Each municipality will have a commissioner and a new Directorate of Local Bodies will be set up to coordinate among the three agencies.