GS Paper 2:
Topics Covered: Policies and Schemes
Context:
The bill will be tabled in the Parliament.
- It aims to merge the Capital’s three municipal corporations — South, North and East — ten years after the trifurcation of the civic body.
- In 2011, the state government had proposed the trifurcation for better efficiency.
Need for:
- Problems of trifurcation: Uneven distribution of property tax between three civic bodies, inefficient management and growing losses, etc.
- Gap in the resources available: Trifurcation was uneven in terms of the territorial divisions and revenue-generating potential of each corporation.
Constitutional Provisions related to Municipal Corporations:
- In the Constitution of India, no provision was made for the establishment of local self-government, except the incorporation of Article 40 in the Directive Principles of State Policy.
- The 74th Amendment Act, 1992 has inserted a new Part IX-A into the Constitution which deals with the administration of Municipalities and Nagar Palikas.
- It consists of Article 243P to 243ZG. It also added a new twelfth schedule to the Constitution. The 12th schedule consists of 18 items.
InstaLinks:
Prelims Link:
- Urban local bodies.
- Constitutional provisions.
- Municipal corporations.
- Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill.
Mains Link:
Discuss the need for unification of municipal corporations of Delhi.
Sources: the Hindu
