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MCD budget cleared, 4 resolutions moved by AAP for traders welfare passed

The much-awaited civic budget was cleared during a special meeting held at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday, with the ruling AAP saying that "welfare of workers" is at the core of it. AAP MLA and party's MCD in-charge Durgesh Pathak at a press conference held after the end of the session at the Civic Centre, said the budget was cleared, and four resolutions introduced by its councillors for the welfare of traders were "also passed". The civic budget is worth Rs 16,023 crore and puts focus on areas such as sanitation, education and health, a senior official said. A piece of land measuring 47.346 acres has been allocated by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for a landfill site in Tehkhand area near Okhla, out of which 32.346 acres will be used for setting up an engineering landfill site, work of which is expected to be completed by April 2023, according to the budget speech of the commissioner, made last December. Delhi has three sanitary landfill sites located at

SC issues notice on Delhi govt plea against appointment of aldermen by L-G

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea by Delhi government challenging the appointment of 'aldermen' by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) to the MCD

MCD special meeting for civic budget adjourned, to resume on Wednesday

A special meeting called at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi headquarters on Tuesday to discuss and deliberate on the civic budget was adjourned for the day soon after it convened. Mayor Shelly Oberoi said the session would resume at 2 pm on Wednesday. A few members had said that they did not get adequate time to go through the budget document and so time has been allowed till the session resumes on Wednesday, she said. Tuesday's session was scheduled to commence at 2 pm but began 15 minutes late. Proceedings had taken place for a brief period when the mayor adjourned the session. As required by the norms, the civic budget is to be cleared by March 31. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) passed the "schedule of taxes" in the civic budget for 2023-24 on February 15. But the remaining budget process was stalled as the civic body's standing committee is yet to be elected. The MCD had earlier said the "special budget meeting" for proposals for the Revised Estimates for 2022-20

MCD gets Siva Prasad KV as new municipal secy; disengages Bhagwan Singh

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi appointed a new municipal secretary on Monday, as it disengaged from services Bhagwan Singh, who was serving on a contractual basis after retirement from the post, according to officials. The move comes a day ahead of the special meeting that has been convened at the MCD headquarters on Tuesday to discuss and deliberate on the civic budget. As required by norms, the civic budget has to be cleared by March 31. According to a order issued earlier in the day, the MCD said Bhagwan Singh (retired municipal secretary) engaged as a "consultant" on contract basis in the office of the municipal secretary, is herby disengaged from services of the MCD w.e.f. March 27, 2023. Later in the day, in another order, the MCD said a new officer has been given charge of the post of municipal secretary. A senior official in the civic body confirmed the development. "Siva Prasad KV, consultant, (retired municipal secretary) presently attached as OSD to Mayor is hereby

Special meeting for civic budget to be held on March 28, says MCD

A special meeting has been convened at the MCD headquarters on March 28 to discuss and deliberate on the civic budget, officials said on Saturday. As required by norms, the civic budget is to be cleared by March 31. The MCD passed the "schedule of taxes" in the civic budget for 2023-24 on February 15. But, the remaining budget process was stalled as the standing committee of the civic body is yet to be elected. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is "exploring options" to have the remainder of the civic budget cleared by March 31, official sources said on Friday. The MCD on Saturday said in a statement, the special budget meeting" of MCD for budget proposals for the revised estimates for the year 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 would be held on Tuesday at Aruna Asaf Ali Meeting Hall at 2 pm. Earlier, the MCD had also written to the Delhi government to seek permission to call a special session for clearing the budget before March end. If the entire budget doesn't get passed by March 31, t

MCD to use drones to survey industrial area properties for tax assessment

In a first, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will use drones to survey properties in the city's industrial areas for tax assessment, officials said on Tuesday. This will help in verifying details submitted by residents of their properties while paying tax, an MCD official said. The MCD has invited bids to conduct a drone-based survey through an agency for the purpose of tax assessment. The last date to submit a bid is March 16. This will be the first time that the MCD will be utilising drones to survey properties falling in industrial areas in the national capital. The MCD has decided to use drones after the success of a pilot project last year. On a pilot basis, a survey was carried out in Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area on Mathura Road last year, an MCD official, associated with the project, told PTI. After the success of the survey there, the civic body has decided to deploy the technology in other areas as well, he said. The survey will help verify the exact use of

Delhi mayor Shelly Oberoi to participate in 52nd General Mayor's meet in MP

MCD mayor Shelly Oberoi will take part in the 52nd general body meeting of the All India Council of Mayors in Madhya Pradesh, said an official statement. The meet is going to be held in Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh during March 13-14. The main agenda of the meeting is to confirm the minutes of the 51st general body meeting of All India Mayor Council which was held in Chhattisgarh last year and to hold a discussion about the condition of various local bodies in the country. Oberoi will present her views and plans for making Municipal Corporation of Delhi amongst the best of civic bodies, the statement said. The Mayor said that she will present her plan of action based on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's health and education models, it said. "It is an honour to take part in the 52nd General Body Meeting of All India Council of Mayors. I am looking forward to meeting with stakeholders of municipal corporations from across the nation and learning from their experiences. I will be

MCD to adopt Kejriwal model of education, transform schools: Shelly Oberoi

The MCD will build new schools and provide quality education to the children of Delhi on the lines of the Arvind Kejriwal government's education model, said Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Friday. Oberoi, accompanied by Social Welfare Minister Raaj Kumar Anand, on Friday inspected the under-construction MCD school building in the Prem Nagar area of the Karol Bagh zone. The Mayor reviewed the construction and directed the officials to expedite the work so that the school building could be rendered to the public for use, said officials from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. With the construction of this school, residents, including those from the weaker section, of colonies such as Prem Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Baljeet Nagar, Punjabi Basti (Baljeet Nagar), West Patel Nagar, and Gayatri colony will be able to send their wards to schools in their vicinity, Oberoi said. "This school will run in two shifts and about 1,000 children will study in one shift. The school will have a computer room, librar

Bringing synergy between MCD, Delhi govt schools will be priority: Atish

Bringing synergy between municipal and Delhi government schools will be her top priority, newly inducted Education Minister Atishi said on Friday and also urged Lt Governor VK Saxena to cooperate with the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation in the interest of the people. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, who was sworn in as a minister on Thursday and took charge of the education department on Friday, said her focus will also be on the Ambedkar School of Specialised Excellence where students can specialise in streams based on their interests and abilities from class 9 onwards. "Bringing synergy between municipal schools and Delhi government schools will be the top priority of the education department," Atishi, whose party is also in power in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), said in an interview with PTI. "Our focus area, so far, has been classes 6 to 12. Now, we will ensure that even primary education is brought into that system. Secondly, we will focus on the Ambedkar School of ..

New Delhi Municipal Council to distribute sanitary napkins to women workers

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has taken an initiative to distribute sanitary napkins to women sanitation workers every month, officials said on Thursday. The NDMC chairperson has approved the proposal of the public health and welfare departments to distribute sanitary napkins to them. These sanitary napkins will be distributed every month and the initiative will be continued for a year initially. "To mark International Women's Day, NDMC has decided to start distribution of sanitary napkins to women safai sewaks every month," the NDMC said in a statement. As many as 640 women sanitation workers in the NDMC area will benefit from this initiative, it said. "These sanitary napkins would be of good standards and made of biodegradable material to minimize the impact on the environment," the NDMC said, The civic body has also provided sanitary napkins to the girl students of its middle and senior secondary schools to improve good habits of menstrual hygiene from the initial sta

Delhi HC issues notice to MCD over non-payment of salaries to teachers

The plea seeks the court's direction to the civic body to forthwith release due salaries to all the teachers and Class IV employees and pay future salaries also in time

MCD with Yulu Bikes organises e-bike tour to explore heritage gems of Delhi

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Saturday organised a 10-km guided e-bike tour covering heritage sites such as Sheesh Mahal, Gordon Highlanders Memorial and Roshnara Bagh and tomb. This was the second such tour organised by the civic body, with the first held in January. The MCD has partnered with Yulu Bikes to offer guided e-tours to showcase the rich heritage of the city, an official said. "A heritage tour was organised by Keshavpuram Zone starting from Sheesh Mahal Park Entrance, Haiderpur. On the occasion, Deputy Commissioner of Keshav Puram zone, Naveen Aggarwal and other senior municipal officials were also present," the MCD said in a statement. "These types of events will help in exploring hidden gems of our city and the same will add to tourist attractions of the city," Aggarwal said informing that many such tours will be organised in future. The tour started from Sheesh Mahal and covered a distance of 10 km exploring heritage places like Gordon Highlanders Memorial,

Mayor instructs officials to undertake drive to repair MCD hospitals

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Friday instructed officials for undertaking special drives for repair of civic-run hospitals, officials said. After this, several hospitals, including Hindu Rao Hospital, Swami Dayanand Hospital, Kasturba Hospital, Fatehpur Beri Maternity and Child Welfare Hospital, SDN Hospital and Mata Gujri Hospital, are set for "radical reforms", her office said in a statement. Oberoi chaired a meeting with senior officers of the engineering and the IT departments on Friday, it said. She took stock of various ongoing and completed projects spanning across various domains of the departments. While reviewing the conditions of MCD hospitals she gave instructions for improvement and for undertaking special repair drives at these hospitals, the statement said. The mayor also reviewed the redevelopment of MCD staff colonies at Azadpur, Model Town and Kamla Nagar. She directed officers to give impetus to the project and ensure the colonies are upgraded to the highest poss

More than a clash of giants, the AAP-BJP face-off is a fight for survival

But this much is clear: that clashes between the two groupings are more than a David-Goliath war - it is a struggle for the survival of the fittest

Victory for party: AAP on HC stay on reelection of MCD standing committee

The AAP on Saturday called the Delhi High Court stay on re-election of six members of the MCD standing committee a "major victory" for the party and also claimed that the party can run the affairs of the civic body till the court examined the matter. Sources said reins of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be taken over by the mayor and deputy mayor till the time the High Court looks into the matter, thus ensuring that the House is run without any hindrances. Reacting on the High Court's decision, Mayor Shelly Oberoi said the verdict is a personal victory for her and the Aam Aadmi Party. She said everyone saw how the BJP councillors in a planned manner staged a personal attack on her and the AAP councillors just before the results for the standing committee were to be declared on Friday. AAP senior lader and MLA Atishi also said that the court order was a victory for the party as the BJP was hoping that the HC would endorse an illegal demand of the party regarding countin

Delhi HC stays mayor's notice for re-election of Standing Committee members

It was free for all in the MCD House with BJP and AAP councillors trading blows at each other, showing scant disregard for the sanctity of the House

Delhi mayor should accept report on standing committee election: BJP

The BJP on Saturday claimed that three candidates each of the saffron party and the AAP were to be "elected" as members of the MCD's standing committee, based on calculations by technical experts a day prior, and that the mayor should accept this result and announce it. Addressing a press conference here, Virendra Sachdeva, the Delhi BJP's working president, alleged that the re-election called by Mayor Shelly Oberoi to elect six members of the standing committee was "undemocratic" and "unconstitutional". "BJP members will go to the House on Monday. Maybe the mayor will agree to our demands. But we may explore legal avenues if our demands not met," he said. The press conference comes a day after a fight broke out in the MCD House as BJP and AAP members kicked, punched and pushed one another amid shouting after Oberoi declared one vote invalid in the election to the key six-member municipal committee on Friday. During the ruckus, which forced adjournment of the Municipal Corporation

Kicks, punches fly between BJP, AAP members in MCD House during election

A fight broke out in the MCD House as BJP and AAP members kicked, punched and pushed one another amid shouting after Mayor Shelly Oberoi declared one vote invalid in the election to six members of a key municipal committee on Friday. One councillor, Ashok Manu, collapsed amid the chaos and he was rushed to a nearby hospital. AAP MLA Atishi alleged that BJP members got agitated and attacked the Delhi mayor when they sensed their party would lose the election. BJP councillor Pankaj Luthra alleged that it was AAP's fault that led to the chaos. He is one of the candidates for the standing committee election. In a video, Aam Aadmi Party and BJP councillors are seen hurling water bottles and apples at each other inside the House. In another video, women councillors are seen hitting each other on the floor of the House. The election process for the six members of the Standing Committee began at around 11 am and concluded at 2:30 pm. The counting began 10 minutes later. The counting proc

242 of 250 councillors vote in MCD panel members' election: Delhi mayor

Polling for the election of six members of the MCD's standing committee closed with 242 of the 250 councillors casting their votes, Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi said on Friday. Eight members did not cast their votes, she said. A municipal official announced the names of the councillors who did not vote -- Mandeep Singh, Ariba Khan, Nazia Danish, Sameer Ahmad, Shagufta Chaudhary Zubair, Sabila Begum, Naziya Khatoon and Zarif. Counting is currently underway, Oberoi said. The panel is the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) highest decision-making body.

MCD standing committee members poll: Over 85% councillors cast votes

Over 85 per cent of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's 250 elected councillors cast their votes on Friday as a fresh poll is being conducted to elect six members of the civic body's standing committee. Polling began around 11.15 am and nearly 220 councillors had cast their votes by 2 pm. A fresh poll is being conducted to elect six members of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) highest decision-making body on the order of Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi. The BJP had demanded a fresh poll to elect the panel's six members. A few BJP councillors raised "Jai Shri Ram" and pro-Modi slogans while AAP members countered them with chants of "Aam Aadami Party zindabad" and "Arvind Kejriwal zindabad". AAP rebel Pawan Sehrawat cast his vote even as he was jeered by his former party colleagues, many of whom termed him a "traitor". AAP's House leader Mukesh Goel, Deputy Mayor Aaley Mohammed Iqbal, BJP councillor Rekha Gupta, who lost to Oberoi in the mayoral poll, former South Delhi mayor .