New Delhi:
The Delhi government is all set to provide Rs 1,800 crore as financial assistance to the three newly-created municipal corporations of the capital, which are likely to start functioning by later this week. The Delhi Cabinet will discuss the available financial resources of the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday and is likely to approve the financial package, a top official said.
The package includes Rs 600 crore for repaying debts owed to various institutions by the civic body. The government has also decided to create a separate fund of Rs 100 crore for making fresh recruitments as well as to help the new bodies to set up offices.
"The Cabinet will discuss all financial issues relating to the three municipal bodies," said the official. Elections for the North, East and South Delhi municipalities were held on April 15, the results of which were announced on Tuesday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the North and East Corporations and is set to rule South corporation as well with the help of the Independents.
The Delhi government has already recommended names of three senior officers for the post of commissioners for the three municipalities to the Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna. According to officials, the Lieutenant Governor will decide on the dates to call the first session of the three municipalities. The top priority of all the three municipalities will be to finalise their budgets so that they have enough resources to operate smoothly, they said.
The Directorate of Local Bodies, which will coordinate functioning among all the three municipalities, has already finished framing administrative rules and other necessary ground work for constitution of the three bodies. Director of Local Bodies R K Srivastava said the process for division of financial resources, staff and properties of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) into three parts has been completed as per established administrative practices.
The Delhi government last month had directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to split its annual budget for 2011-12 into three parts to ensure distribution of its resources as per strength of the new municipalities.
The package includes Rs 600 crore for repaying debts owed to various institutions by the civic body. The government has also decided to create a separate fund of Rs 100 crore for making fresh recruitments as well as to help the new bodies to set up offices.
"The Cabinet will discuss all financial issues relating to the three municipal bodies," said the official. Elections for the North, East and South Delhi municipalities were held on April 15, the results of which were announced on Tuesday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the North and East Corporations and is set to rule South corporation as well with the help of the Independents.
The Delhi government has already recommended names of three senior officers for the post of commissioners for the three municipalities to the Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna. According to officials, the Lieutenant Governor will decide on the dates to call the first session of the three municipalities. The top priority of all the three municipalities will be to finalise their budgets so that they have enough resources to operate smoothly, they said.
The Directorate of Local Bodies, which will coordinate functioning among all the three municipalities, has already finished framing administrative rules and other necessary ground work for constitution of the three bodies. Director of Local Bodies R K Srivastava said the process for division of financial resources, staff and properties of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) into three parts has been completed as per established administrative practices.
The Delhi government last month had directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to split its annual budget for 2011-12 into three parts to ensure distribution of its resources as per strength of the new municipalities.
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