Belgaum City Corporation (BCC) is the municipal governing body of the city of Belgaum in the Indian state of Karnataka. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure and administration. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762. Belagavi Mahanagara Palike is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner.
History It was established as Belgaum city Municipal Corporation Committee on 1 December 1851. It had a population of 23,115 and was having an income of 35,460 in 1851. It was the first Municipal Corporation that was established in Bombay Karnataka. Later, many other municipal corporations were established like Nipani in 1854 and subsequently, many other municipalities were established under Bombay District Municipalities Act of 1901. The Municipal Corporation Belgaum elections were fought on the linguistic basis before 2022.
List of Corporators
+Councilors by PartyWard No.WinnerPartyReservation Category1Iqra MullaIndependent2Muzamil DoniCongress3Jyoti KadolkarCongress4Jayterth SaundattiBJP5Afriza MullaCongress6Santosh PednekarBJP7Shankar PatilIndependent8Sohail SangoliCongress9Puja PatilIndependent10Vaishali BhatkandeIndependent11Samiulla MadiwaleCongress12Madinsahab MatwaleIndependent13Reshma BhairakdarCongress14Shivaji MandolkarIndependent15NetravatiBJP16Raju BhatkandeBJP17Savita KambleBJP18Sahidkhan PathanAIMIM19Riyaz KilledarIndependent20Shakela MullaCongress21Priti KamkarBJP22Raviraj SambrekarBJP23Jayant JadhavBJP24Girish DhongadiBJP25Zarina FatekhanIndependent26Rekha HugarBJP27Ravi SalunkheIndependent28Ravi DhotreBJP29Nitin JadhavBJP30Nandu MirajkarBJP31Veena VijapureBJP32Sandeep JBJP33Reshma PatilBJP34Shreyas NakadiBJP35Laxmi RathodBJP36Rajshekar DoniBJP37Shamobin PathanCongress38Mohd PatwegarIndependent39Udaykumar UpariBJP40Reshma KamkarBJP41Mangesh PawarBJP42Abhjijeet JawalkarBJP43Vani JoshiBJP44Anand chavanBJP45Rupa chikaldaniBJP46Hanmant KongaliBJP47Asmita PatilIndependent48Basavraj ModgekarIndependent49Deepali TopagiBJP50Sarika PatilBJP51Shrishail KambleBJP52Khurshia MullaCongress53Ramesh MaligolBJP54Madhavi RaghocheBJP55Savita PatilBJP56Laxmi LokariCongress57Shobha SomnacheBJP58Priya SatgoudBJP
Mayor Mayor's post is reserved for General category and Deputy Mayor's Post was limited to General Woman.
Functions Belagavi Mahanagara Palike is created for the following functions:
Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its Department's Urban Planning Authority . Approving construction of new buildings and authorising use of land for various purposes. Improvement of the town's economic and Social status. Arrangements of water supply towards commercial, residential and industrial purposes. Planning for fire contingencies through Fire Service Departments. Creation of solid waste management, public health system and sanitary services. Working for the development of ecological aspect like development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection. Working for the development of weaker sections of the society like mentally and physically handicapped, old age and gender biased people. Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town.
Revenue sources
The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.
Revenue from taxes Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Property tax. Profession tax. Entertainment tax. Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax. Advertisement tax.
Revenue from non-tax sources
Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Water usage charges. Fees from Documentation services. Rent received from municipal property. Funds from municipal bonds.
Proposed Expansion
In June 2023, the Public works department minister Satish Jarkiholi instructed the city corporation to start working on merging the villages attached to the city. The plan is to increase the number of city corporation wards up to 90 from 58.
The following town/villages will be merged into city corporation.
Bastawad Modaga Hindalaga Macche Halaga Sambra Peeranwadi Dhamane Kakati Honaga Bennali
References
External links Official website