Jammu Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing the city of Jammu. Jammu Municipal Corporation is headed by the city's Mayor and governed by the Commissioner.
History and administration
Jammu Municipal Corporation was formed to improve the infrastructure of the town based on the needs of the local population. Jammu Corporation has been categorized into wards; each ward is headed by a councilor, for which elections are held every five years.
Jammu Municipal Corporation is governed by Mayor Chander Mohan Gupta and administered by Municipal Commissioner Rahul Yadav.
Functions Jammu Municipal Corporation was 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 authorizing use of land for various purposes.
Improvement of the town's economic and Social status.
Arrangements of water supply for 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 aspects like the development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection.
Working for the development of weaker sections of 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.
Members Jammu Municipal Corporation has a total of 75 members or corporators, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held 2018. Rajinder Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current mayor of the city of Jammu.
Mayor: Rajinder SharmaDeputy Mayor: Baldev Singh Billoria Ward No Ward Name Name of Corporator Party 1 Panjtirthi Purnima Sharma BJP 2 Jhullaka Mohalla Jagdish Kumar IND 3 Mastgarh Narottam Sharma BJP 4 Bhabrian Sunita Koul BJP 5 Talab Khatikan Gopal Gupta BJP 6 Gujjar Nagar Mohiuddin INC 7 Kanji House Ritu Choudhary INC 8 Dogra Hall Akshay Kumar BJP 9 Mohalla Ustad Old Suneet Kumar BJP 10 Pacca Danga Anil Kumar BJP 11 Mohalla Malhotrian Anita Sharma IND 12 Krishna Nagar Jeet Kumar BJP 13 Resham Ghar Colony Rama INC 14 Bhagwati Nagar Parmod Kapahi BJP 15 Partapgarh Manish Singh IND 16 New Plot Rajinder Sharma BJP 17 Ambphalla Nidhi Mangotra BJP 18 Sarwal Dinesh Gupta BJP 19 Chand Nagar Amit Gupta IND 20 Gandhi Nagar North Rahul Kumar BJP 21 Gandhi Nagar South Bhanu Mahajan INC 22 Shastri Nagar Jaideep Sharma BJP 23 Nai Basti Pawan Singh BJP 24 Rehari North Anu Bali IND 25 Rehari South Arun Kumar BJP 26 Subhash Nagar Hardeep Singh BJP 27 Bakshi Nagar Charanjeet Kour INC 28 Gurha Bakshi Nagar Gourav Chopra INC 29 Rajpura Mangotrian Surinder Singh BJP 30 Talab Tillo North Sonika Sharma INC 31 Nowabad Sucha Singh IND 32 Gole Sat Paul BJP 33 Shiv Nagar Chander Mohan Gupta BJP 34 Janipur North Rani Devi IND 35 Janipur South Yash Paul Sharma BJP 36 Janipur Central Subhash Sharma IND 37 Janipura West Sunita Gupta BJP 38 Paloura Surinder Sharma BJP 39 Toph Sherkhania Rajinder Singh INC 40 Poonch House Neelam BJP 41 Bohri Sanjay Kumar BJP 42 Nanak Nagar West Vijay Choudhary IND 43 Nanak Nagar East Surjeet Singh BJP 44 Nanak Nagar North Inder Singh Soodan IND 45 Digiana Raj Rani BJP 46 Sanjay Nagar Dewarka Nath INC 47 Bahu East Sharda Kumari BJP 48 Bahu West Sham Lal IND 49 Channi Rama/Narwal Bala Kamal Singh Jamwal INC 50 Channi Himmat Housing Colony Neena Gupta BJP 51 Channi Himmat Thangar Raj Kumar IND 52 Channi Himmat Biza Ajay Gupta BJP 53 Channi Biza Trikuta Nagar Jyoti Devi BJP 54 Channi Himmat/Channi Rama/Trikuta Nagar Neeraj Puri BJP 55 Deeli Pritam Singh INC 56 Gangyal Baldev Singh Billoria BJP 57 Gangyal–II Inderjeet Kour INC 58 Digiana Tirath Kour BJP 59 Paloura Top Ashok Singh IND 60 Paloura Centre Rajni Bala INC 61 Patta Paloura Mohinder Kumar BJP 62 Chinore/Keran-1 Rekha BJP 63 Chinore/Keran-2 Kuldeep Singh BJP 64 Chak Changarwan Kapil Singh Chib BJP 65 Barnai/Upper Dharmal Anita Sharma IND 66 Upper Muthi Tripta Devi BJP 67 Lower Muthi Suraj Prakash BJP 68 Greater Kailash Anil Kumar BJP 69 Sainik Colony-1 Gurmeet Kour Randhawa BJP 70 Sainik Colony-2 Narinder Singh BJP 71 Tawi Vihar Sidhra Shama Akhtar IND 72 Shehzadpur Rachpal Bhardwaj INC 73 Bhour Gadigarh Youdhvir Singh IND 74 Sunjwan Sobat Ali IND 75 Akalpur Ghar Singh Chib IND
See also List of municipal corporations in India
References
External links Official Website