Surat Municipal Corporation
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Surat Municipal Corporation Surata Mahānagarapālikā | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | of the Surat |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Leader of opposition | Payal Sakariya, AAP |
Municipal Commissioner | M.S Shalini Agarwal I.A.S. |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 councillors |
 | |
Political groups | Government
Opposition
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | February 2021 |
Next election | 2026 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is the local civic body responsible for the administration of Surat, Gujarat which has come into being under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Act, 1949. The Surat Municipal Corporation was established on 2 October 1966. Surat Municipal Corporation area 462.149 sq km.[3] It carries out all the obligatory functions and discretionary functions entrusted by the BPMC Act, 1949 with the following mission.
To make Surat a dynamic, vibrant, self-reliant and sustainable city with all basic amenities, Surat Municipal Corporation perceives its role as the principal facilitator and provider of services as detailed below to provide a better quality of people life.
History
[edit]Surat Municipal Corporation is local self-government that came into being under the provisions of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Act, 1949 carries out all the obligatory & discretionary functions prescribed thereunder.
2021 results
[edit]| Party | Seats won | Seats +/− | Vote % | Swing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 93 |  13
|
48.93% |  2.42%
| |
| Aam Aadmi Party | 27 | 27
|
28.47% | 28.47%
| |
| Indian National Congress | 0 | 36
|
18.6% | 21.25
| |
| Others | 0 | 
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4.0% | 4.65%
| |
Services
[edit]Surat Municipal Corporation perceives its role as the principal facilitator and provider of services as detailed below to provide a better quality of life.
Potable water supply
The SMC supplies potable drinking water to the residents of Surat. The water is drawn from the River Tapi and treated at treatment plants in the city. The supplied water received ISO-9000-2008 certification in 2010.[5]
Building homes and shelters for homeless and poorer people in Surat. These homes also provide education, government benefits, social security schemes, and voter IDs to help them live a better life and find jobs to support themselves.[6]
The SMC operates bus services in the city under a public–private partnership.
Administration
[edit]The Surat Municipal Corporation operates under the Provisions of Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, under the executive power of the municipal commissioner.
The Surat Municipal Corporation ranked 7th out of 21 Cities for best administrative practices in India in 2014. It scored 3.5 on 10 compared to the national average of 3.3. It is the only city in India to disclose municipal budgets on a weekly basis.[7]
This story is from 25 June 2018 Surat slips in swachhata rank TNN | Updated: Jun 25, 2018, 10:36 IST
In the Swachh Survekshan 2018 conducted by the Union minister.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Daxesh Mavani elected Surat's mayor | Surat News - economictimes". The Economic Times. TNN. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Surat: 10 SMC Councillors leave AAP, and join BJP". DeshGujarat. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Surat City Expansion". The Times of India. 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Gujarat municipal polls: AAP bags 13.28% vote share". The Times of India. 25 February 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Melvyn (18 June 2010). "SMC gets ISO-9000-2008 certificate for potable water supply". Surat. Times of India. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "MLA Who Revived Surat Shelter Homes Writes How Homeless People Got A New Lease Of Life". News18. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Gumber, Anurag (6 June 2014). Annual Survey of India's City-Systems (PDF) (2nd ed.). Bangalore: Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy. pp. 64–68. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64724438.cms [dead link]