Bharatpur Municipal Corporation is the municipal corporation governing Indian city of Bharatpur. 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. Bharatpur Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner.
History and administration
Bharatpur Municipal Corporation was formed to improve the infrastructure of the town as per the needs of local population. Bharatpur Municipal Corporation has been categorised into wards and each ward is headed by councillor for which elections are held every 5 years.
Bharatpur Municipal Corporation is governed by mayor Shiv Singh Bhont and administered by Municipal Commissioner .
Functions Bharatpur Municipal Corporation 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.
Wards WardCouncillorsAssembly ConstituencyNamePolitical PartyWard 1 (ST)Karan Singh MeenaBharatpurWard 2 Ambika SainiWard 3 (SC)Aakash NiralaWard 4 (SC)ArvindWard 5Gajendra KumarWard 6 (W)KamleshWard 7 KundanWard 8 Jitendra SinghWard 9 (SC-W)Kamlesh JatavWard 10 (SC)Amar NathWard 11 TejaramWard 12 (W)Sudha SharmaWard 13 (SC)OmprakashWard 14 (SC)Arjun SinghWard 15 (SC-W)Barfi DeviWard 16 (SC)Motti SinghWard 17 (W)VichitraWard 18 (W)MeenuWard 19 (OBC)Manoj SinghWard 20 (OBC-W)PoonamWard 21 GopalWard 22 (OBC)Neetu SinghWard 23 (W)KiranWard 24Rajendra Kumar SharmaWard 25 (W)AartiWard 26VeermatiWard 27 (OBC)LokeshWard 28 (SC-W)NeelamWard 29 (OBC)Rajveer SinghWard 30 (OBC)Rajkumar SinghWard 31 BhaskarWard 32 (W)SulekhaWard 33Jay Prakash SharmaWard 34 (OBC-W)Vandana KumariWard 35 (SC)RakeshWard 36 (OBC)Kiran DeviWard 37 (SC)Amar Singh SawariyaWard 38 (SC)Dheeraj KumarWard 39 (SC)Jagdish PrasadWard 40 (SC-W)RekhaWard 41 (W)Yogeshwari MudgalWard 42 Rupendra SinghWard 43 Prempal SinghWard 44Bhim SinghWard 45 (W)YogitaWard 46 (W)Sheela DeviWard 47 (OBC)Prahlad SolankiWard 48 ManvendraWard 49Yogesh KumarWard 50 (OBC)Lakshmi DeviWard 51Sushil SharmaWard 52 (SC-W)Reena KumariWard 53 (W)JayshriWard 54Harendra SinghWard 55 DayachandWard 56Kalpesh Kumar SharmaWard 57 Devendra SinghWard 58 Nisha AgarwalWard 59 (W)ArtiWard 60JitrendraWard 61 (OBC-W)Anuradha SinghWard 62 (SC)Jagdish SinghWard 63 (OBC-W)SunitaWard 64Rameshwar SinghWard 65 (OBC)Janardan Singh
See also
List of municipal corporations in India
References
External links Official Website