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{{short description|Governing body of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh}} | |||
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| name = Varanasi Municipal Corporation | | name = Varanasi Municipal Corporation | ||
| native_name = | | native_name = ''वाराणसी नगर निगम'' | ||
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| house_type = Municipal corporation | | house_type = [[Municipal corporation]] | ||
| body = Varanasi | | body = Varanasi | ||
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| leader2_type = [[Municipal commissioner]] | | leader2_type = [[Municipal commissioner]] | ||
| leader2 = | | leader2 = Pranay Singh, IAS | ||
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| meeting_place = Sigra, Shivpurwa | | meeting_place = [[Sigra]], Shivpurwa | ||
| website = | | website = {{URL|https://www.nnvns.org/search.htm|Official Website}} | ||
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'''Varanasi Municipal Corporation''' is the governing body of the city of [[Varanasi]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The [[municipal corporation]] consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a [[mayor]] and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.<ref>[http://niyuktionline.up.nic.in/pcs/pcs_hod.aspx Department of Appointment and Personnel, Government of Uttar Pradesh]</ref><ref>[http://www.varanasi.org.in/nagar-nigam-varanasi NAGAR NIGAM VARANASI]</ref> | |||
'''Varanasi Municipal Corporation''' is the governing body of the city of [[Varanasi]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The [[municipal corporation]] consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a [[mayor]], and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.<ref>[http://niyuktionline.up.nic.in/pcs/pcs_hod.aspx Department of Appointment and Personnel, Government of Uttar Pradesh]</ref><ref>[http://www.varanasi.org.in/nagar-nigam-varanasi NAGAR NIGAM VARANASI]</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Varanasi has been a metropolitan municipality with a mayor-council form of government. Varanasi Municipal Corporation was established on 24 January 1959 as a Nagar Mahapalika under Municipal Corporation Act of | Varanasi has been a metropolitan municipality with a mayor-council form of government. Varanasi Municipal Corporation was established on 24 January 1959 as a Nagar Mahapalika under the Municipal Corporation Act of 1959 and in 1994 it was ungraded to Nagar Nigam. With 110 wards and currently the total area under it is around {{Convert|130|km2|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Varanasi City|url=https://www.nnvns.org/index.php}}</ref> and Kunj Bihari Gupta as cities first Mayor and P.K. Kaul as a Municipal Commissioner. The Varanasi Municipal Corporation is responsible for public education, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply, local planning, and welfare services. The mayor and councilors are elected to five-year terms. | ||
Varanasi Municipal Corporation is part of various government schemes like [[Swachh Bharat Mission]], [[Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana|Hriday]], [[Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation|Amrut]] as well as [[Smart Cities Mission]].<ref>[http://www.smartcityvaranasi.in/ Smart City Varanasi]</ref> | Varanasi Municipal Corporation is part of various government schemes like [[Swachh Bharat Mission]], [[Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana|Hriday]], [[Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation|Amrut]] as well as [[Smart Cities Mission]].<ref>[http://www.smartcityvaranasi.in/ Smart City Varanasi]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:47, 7 May 2022
Varanasi Municipal Corporation वाराणसी नगर निगम | |
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| Type | |
| Type | of the Varanasi |
| Leadership | |
Pranay Singh, IAS | |
| Structure | |
Political groups | BJP INC BSP BSP AD |
| Elections | |
Last election | Varies – individual mandate, up to 5 year term of office |
| Meeting place | |
| Sigra, Shivpurwa | |
| Website | |
| Official Website | |
Varanasi Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor, and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.[3][4]
History
Varanasi has been a metropolitan municipality with a mayor-council form of government. Varanasi Municipal Corporation was established on 24 January 1959 as a Nagar Mahapalika under the Municipal Corporation Act of 1959 and in 1994 it was ungraded to Nagar Nigam. With 110 wards and currently the total area under it is around 130 km2 (50 sq mi)[5] and Kunj Bihari Gupta as cities first Mayor and P.K. Kaul as a Municipal Commissioner. The Varanasi Municipal Corporation is responsible for public education, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply, local planning, and welfare services. The mayor and councilors are elected to five-year terms.
Varanasi Municipal Corporation is part of various government schemes like Swachh Bharat Mission, Hriday, Amrut as well as Smart Cities Mission.[6]
References
- ↑ "BJP's Ram Gopal Mohale is Varanasi mayor for the fourth time". The Times of India. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ↑ Having won Varanasi mayor's seat, BJP aspires for more
- ↑ Department of Appointment and Personnel, Government of Uttar Pradesh
- ↑ NAGAR NIGAM VARANASI
- ↑ "Varanasi City".
- ↑ Smart City Varanasi