Municipal governance in India

Municipal or local governance refers to the third tier of governance in India, at the level of the municipality or urban local body. Contents   1History 274th Constitutional Amendment Act 3State Municipal Acts 4Responsibilities of urban local bodies 4.1Suggested municipal functions 5Municipal Corporation (Nagar Nigam/Mahanagar Palika) 6Municipal Council (Nagar Palika) 7Municipal Board (Nagar Panchayat) 8See also 9References 10External

Municipal commissioner (India)

Every municipal corporation in India is administratively headed by a municipal commissioner, the form of government which is usually granted to a city of more than ten lakhs in population. While a Mayor is elected to serve as the ceremonial head of a municipal corporation, a municipal commissioner is appointed by the state government from the Indian Administrative Service or Provincial Civil Service to head the

Kapas Hera

Kapashera is the administrative headquarters and one of the three sub-division of the South West district of Delhi NCT, India. The office of Deputy Commissioner is located at Old Tax Terminal building, Kapashera. Several communities such as Yadav , Vats’ and a few more social groups live here. Contents   1History 2Transport 3Politics 4Demographics 5Growth in Recent Decade 6References History Kapashera Village has its own

Kalka Mandir, Delhi

Kalkaji Mandir, also known as Kalkaji Temple, is a Hindu mandir or temple, dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Kali. The temple (mandir) is situated in the southern part of New Delhi, in Kalkaji, India, a locality that has derived its name from the temple and is located opposite the Nehru Place business centre and close to the Okhla railway station, Kalkaji Mandir metro station. Hindus believe that the image

Police Commissioner of Delhi

The Commissioner of Police, Delhi or Delhi Police Commissioner is the head of the Delhi Police, the Law enforcement agency of the 15 police districts (as of January 2019) of National Capital of India, Delhi. Contents   1Origins 2Incumbent Police Commissioner 3Former Police Commissioners 4Controversies 5See also 6References Origins In the year 1966, the Government of India constituted the Delhi Police Commission headed by Justice G.D. Khosla

Kolkata

Kolkata (English: /kɒlˈkɑːtə/ or /kɒlˈkʌtə/, Bengali:  (listen); previously Calcutta /kælˈkʌtə/, the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the city is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is

Alipur, Delhi

Alipur  is the administrative headquarters and a sub-division of North Delhi district in the state of Delhi, India. It is surrounded by the localities of Bawana, Narela, Budhpur, Bakoli and Mukhmelpur. Alipur comes under the Narela constituency. The nearest metro station is Jahangirpuri Metro Station. Alipur is situated on the Delhi-Amritsar National Highway 1. Sharad Chauhan is the present MLA of Narela constituency. Nisha Mann is

List of districts of Delhi

There are eleven administrative or revenue districts in Delhi. Each of these district is headed by a District Magistrate (DM) also called Deputy Commissioner (DC), who reports to the Divisional Commissioner of Delhi. These 11 districts are divided into 33 sub-divisions of Delhi, each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM). The district administration of Delhi is the enforcement department for all kinds of the Government of Delhi’s policies

Diu district

Diu /ˈdiːuː/ is one of the three districts of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu of India. The district is made up of Diu Island and two small enclaves on the Indian mainland. The district headquarters are at Diu Town. It is the ninth least populous district in the country (out of 640). Contents   1History 2Geography 2.1Diu Island 2.2Mainland 3Sub-Districts 4Demographics 5Sister

Kawardha

Kawardha  is a city and a municipality in Kabirdham district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the administrative headquarters of Kabirdham district. Kawardha is also known for the “Temple of Bhoramdeo.” The Member of Legislative assembly from Kawardha is Mohammed Akbar of Congress. He is also a cabinet minister in Chhattisgarh government. The collector of Kawardha is Shri Ramesh kumar Sharma.