Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is the largest civic agency of the world in terms of area after Tokyo (Japan)
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is one of the largest municipal bodies in the world, which provides civic services to more than estimated population of 11,007,835 million citizens in the capital city.
Apart from this, there are two other municipal corporations are in Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Cantonment Board.
MCD serves 95 percent of the total land area whereas provides services to 98 percent of the total population of Delhi.
In terms of area, it is next only to Tokyo (Japan), which covers total area of 1,397.3 km?.
MCD came into existence on the 7th of April 1958 under and Act of Parliament. Since then, the Municipal Body has always been alive in its constitution and functioning to the growing needs of citizens.
In the last election held in 2007, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed 168 out of total 272 wards in the MCD. Congress won 64 seats while remaining went to other parties and independents.
Prof. Rajni Abbi is the current Mayor of Delhi and Subhash Arya of BJP is leader of the house. Jaikishan Sharma from Congress is the leader of opposition in MCD.
Now MCD has been trifurcated into three civic bodies which are-North, South and East. While North and South bodies will be total 104 wards each, there will be 64 wards in East.
For the newly trifurcated agencies election process is going on which is to be held on 15th April. 50 percent of the total seats have been reserved for ladies in the election.
Trifurcation of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) pays cost to Congress for its debacle,
Bhartiya Janata Party is leading for a comfortable lead over main opposition Congress in counting of vote in all the three
RWA's appeal to people for casting their vote against the party could be create trouble for the BJP and Congress in the MCD elections
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Union Minister of State Youth Affairs & Sports, Ajay Maken lashed out at the BJP for running a grossly corrupt and inefficient administration
Keeping eyes on the forthcoming MCD elections Congress has launched its ministers in favour of its candidates.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The civic elections in Delhi have lost their carnival spirit, feel many political parties and candidates, due to the state election commission's strict code of conduct which has banned poster campaigns and restricted the use of loudspeakers and the sale of liquor.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The wife and son of an independent candidate contesting the April 15 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections were shot at and injured here Wednesday by their landlord over payment of a power bill, police said.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Countering the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) attack on the central and Delhi governments over alleged corruption, the Congress Tuesday said the party should talk about civic matters rather than irrelevant issues ahead of the April 15 polls for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
BJP national president Nitin Gadkari said that Chief Minister of Delhi has been indicted by PM appointed Shunglu Committee.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Gadkari Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led Delhi government, urging people to defeat the "corruption-riddled" Congress in the April 15 civic polls here.
New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): With the political battle intensifying for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls scheduled on April 15, several independent candidates in the fray this time are approaching the members of civil society to campaign for them.
Leader of Opposition in Delhi assembly Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra has said that on a day when world over people celebrate it as a all fools day
Delhi state BJP has accused Congress for Lalita Park building collapse tragedy in East Delhi on 15th November.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) As Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates rushed to fill nominations for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls on the last day Monday, angry party workers alleged the party leadership gave tickets on the basis of money power.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Congress Sunday released the list of candidates for elections to the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) which are scheduled to be held April 15.
The much-awaited polls for trifurcated Municipal Corporations of Delhi will be held on April 15, the State Election Commission declared it on Thursday. The counting of votes will take place on April 17 and newly elected councilors will take oath by A
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New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday said that her government has increased the reservation in higher education for Other Backward Classes (OBC) to 27 percent this year from the previous 21 percent applicable earlier.
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New Delhi, Feb.17 (ANI): The chairman of the Education Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Dr. Mahinder Nagpal, has proposed a salary hike for teachers teaching in municipal primary schools on contractual basis.
New Delhi, Feb.17 (ANI): The chairman of the Education Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Dr. Mahinder Nagpal, has proposed a salary hike for teachers teaching in municipal primary schools on contractual basis.
Washington, Jan 31 (ANI): Drew Barrymore and her fiance Will Kopelman have adopted a puppy, which was recently fostered by Twilight actress Nikki Reed.
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Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): Actress Nikki Reed and singer Paul Mcdonald have tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Malibu, California.
New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday nearly halved the sum of compensation to be paid to the victims of 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy case.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (ANI): Terming the building collapse incident in Old Delhi's Chandni Mahal area to be unfortunate, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday held the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) responsible for the tragedy.
New Delhi, Sep.21 (ANI): The Industries Department and the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation has given a list of allottees of industrial units under the Relocation Scheme to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi with a request to take necessary action for closure of these industrial units if they continue to function in residential and non-conforming areas.
New Delhi, Sep.9 (ANI): The heavy monsoon downpour caused a wall collapse on Friday and claimed the life of a minor girl in Delhi.
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New Delhi, Aug 21 (ANI): With Anna Hazare's fast for a strong Lokpal Bill entering its sixth day today, prominent social activist Medha Patkar asked the government if it wanted Anna to sacrifice his life, as they were not paying any heed to his demands.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (ANI): Civil society activist Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday complained that the civic authorities in New Delhi were not taking adequate steps to maintain Ramlila ground, which is the protest venue.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (ANI): Former IPS officer and civil society activist Kiran Bedi today said that veteran social activist Anna Hazare will continue his fast till his health permits.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (ANI): With the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) busy in preparing the ground for the veteran social activist's agitation, Anna Hazare is likely to move to the Ramlila Maidan here on Friday for his indefinite fast against corruption .
New Delhi, Aug 18 (ANI): A day after Anna Hazare and government reached an agreement allowing the former to carry out his hunger strike, social activist Shanti Bhushan on Thursday said after this win, the focus is back on what started it all-the Jan Lokpal Bill.
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New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Rajni Abbi was today elected the Mayor of Delhi defeating Congress nominee Savita Sharma by 88 votes.
New Delhi, Apr 13 (ANI): With the controversy surrounding the presence of deadly superbug bacteria NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1) in the water being supplied to the residents of the national capital gaining momentum, Union Water Resources Minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday said the Health Ministry is investigating the matter, and added that it is yet to be taken up by the cabinet.
New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): In the wake of claims by international health journal 'The Lancet' about the presence of deadly superbug bacteria NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1) in the water being supplied to the residents of the national capital, the Union Health Ministry has called an emergency meeting over the concerned matter here on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Apr 8(ANI): A meeting has been convened under the chairpersonship of Kumari Selja, Union Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister, on various issues related to planning and creating a 'Slum Free Delhi'.
New Delhi, Mar. 24 (ANI): The V K Shunglu Committee has found procedural violations in the construction of over 1,000 flats inside the Commonwealth Games Village by real estate developer Emmar MGF and indicted Delhi Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna for alleged inadequacies.
New Delhi, Mar.11 (ANI): The Public Diplomacy division of the Ministry of External Affairs was awarded the prestigious Gov2.in Awards 2011 instituted by Governance Now magazine for innovative use of social media and Web 2.0 tools in government.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): Cutting across party lines, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday interacted with various MLAs in order to ascertain their views on developmental issues so that the government acts in an appropriate manner to ensure that uniform development takes place in all parts of the national capital.
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New Delhi, Dec. 6 (ANI): The Delhi Cabinet on Monday announced several major decisions to make the grant of monthly pensions and the issuance of licenses for the opening of a restaurant with a bar easier.
New Delhi, Nov.24 (ANI): Delhi Urban Development and Finance Minister Dr. A.K. Walia today underlined the need of finding a permanent solution to the problem of accumulation of water at various places across Laxmi Nagar, Ramesh Park on other side of M.B. Pushta Road.
London, Nov 19 (ANI): UC Santa Barbara biologists have found that competing bacteria use "toxic darts" to disable each other.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who visited the site of the four-storey building that collapsed in East Delhi, said on Tuesday that strict action would be taken against those found guilty for the incident.
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London, Nov 11 (ANI): A major international study has revealed that the UK may have become the cocaine capital of the world because the greatest consumers of cocaine in the developed world are the British youths.
New Delhi, Oct 7(ANI): Thousands of used condoms have reportedly clogged the drains of the Delhi Commonwealth Games accommodation towers at the athletes' village after being flushed down toilets by competitors.
New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): The Yamuna rose over two meters above the danger level and crossed the 207 m mark in Delhi for the first time since 1978 on Thursday.
New Delhi, Sep.21 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna visited Commonwealth Games Village here on Tuesday to review the status of preparedness, ahead of the mega sporting event to be held between October 3 to 14.
New Delhi, Sep.21 (ANI): Chairman of the Standing Committee Yogender Chandolia on Tuesday said that all concerned departments, particularly health and sanitation, have been directed to remain on alert, even though adequate precautions have been taken to the situation arising out of release of 7.7 lacs cusec water in Yamuna from Hathni Kund Barrage in Haryana.
New Delhi, Sep.14 (ANI): The Central Vigilance Commission has recommended major penalty proceedings against 96 officers, as it disposed of 1387 cases during July 2010 referred to it for advice.
London, Sep 03 (ANI): Guns N' Roses band walked off stage while performing in Dublin after being booed and having plastic bottles thrown at them by the fans.
New Delhi, Aug. 31 (ANI): In a bid to facilitate smooth functioning of all the venues during 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi has made elaborate arrangements to ensure efficient Cleaning and Waste Management.
Panaji, Aug. 22 (ANI): Former Delhi Mayor and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arti Mehra on Sunday blamed the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) of ignoring the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's suggestion to have single window clearance system for Common Wealth Games (CWG) infrastructure which delayed the entire projects.
New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) launched an extensive sanitation drive here on Thursday to control the outbreak of water-borne diseases.ommissioner K.S. Mehra formally launched this programme from the New Delhi Railway Station.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that cycle rickshaws can ply in the national capital without any curb on their number, and criticized the Government for being anti-poor.
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): Taking a note of the undue delay by Municipal Corporation of Delhi to one of its employees in payment of retirement benefits, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed it to pay rupees 25,000 as compensation.
New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Thursday and briefed him about the preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): The move to phase out the centuries-old horse-carriages from the Old Delhi has drawn the ire of 'tonga' owners, who feel the authorities are taking away their only means of livelihood.
Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): R and B singer Bobby Brown is heading to court for a trial on his bid to lower his child-support payments.
New Delhi, Mar 29 (ANI): Amidst high drama 22 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs were marshalled out of the Delhi Assembly on Monday, for trooping into the Well and sloganeering against the price rise and demanding a roll back of subsidy cut on LPG and increase in VAT on various items.
London, Feb 27 (ANI): American singer Prince has settled a lawsuit over a cancelled concert in Ireland.
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Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Scientists have created an extremely small RNA molecule that can catalyze a key reaction needed to synthesize proteins, the building blocks of life, which could be a substantial step toward understanding "the very origin of Earthly life."
London, Nov 17 (ANI): U2 have been fined 33,125pounds for violating noise regulations during three gigs in Dublin in July this year.
Washington, September 3 (ANI): Actress Tori Spelling has slammed a recent tabloid report claiming that her marriage with husband Dean MCDermott is just a sham as they share a loveless relationship.
New Delhi, June 30 (ANI): The Government's Ministry of Minority Affairs has sanctioned rupees 100 crore for nine districts in various States to speed up implementation of multi-sectoral development plans in areas where minorities are in sizeable number.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia Friday said that tobacco health warnings will be strictly implemented in the state.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Mayor Kanwar Sain Thursday pulled up the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) slum department 'for sitting on files endlessly' and ordered a fresh survey of slum dwellers and encroachments in the national capital.
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Two officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) were suspended Wednesday after a surprise check by Commissioner K.S. Mehra in central Delhi revealed dirty public toilets and heaps of garbage at many places.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) In a major crackdown on corruption among Delhi civic officials, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday recovered assets worth several millions after its teams conducted searches at different places in the capital.
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Sukh Ram strips to his bare minimum and slithers into a stinky manhole as traffic whizzes above him. With no face masks to protect against odious fumes, no protective gloves and a primitive spade as a tool, his job is to clean a choked drain of muck so that it doesn't overflow when monsoon rains hit the city.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The thundershowers and dust storms the capital witnessed Friday played havoc on Delhi's streets. Dozens of complaints from residents about traffic jams and damage from uprooted trees and collapsing buildings kept the civic agencies and police control rooms buzzing.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain Friday reviewed the progress of sewer desilting work and parking lot construction in the capital and said he would closely monitor them on a monthly basis. The Delhi government had earlier refused to sanction required funds to the capital's civic agency as it had not met deadlines.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Delhi High Court Thursday asked the child rights panel to submit a detailed report of the probe it conducted into the death of Shanno, an 11-year-old student, after alleged corporal punishment by her teacher here.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday said the 2010 Commonwealth Games' venues, village and their surroundings would be developed in such a way to make them attractive and aesthetic.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Councillors of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Monday criticized the condition of drains in the capital saying that they were likely to overflow during the monsoon, despite claims by the MCD commissioner that 95 percent desilting had already been carried out.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subhash Arya Saturday complained to the Election Commission about Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit's alleged violation of the model code of conduct.
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Delhi High court Friday granted bail to an advocate who was arrested for allegedly extorting money from the son of a murder accused, while a police official was granted bail by a city court in the same case.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Opposition leader Jai Kishan Sharma's comments on Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra's signature jacket has led to the exchange of many a political barb in the past week. The mayor has now lashed out at the Congress leader, saying he has a 'sick mind' and demanded a public apology.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Pet shop owners here have welcomed the state civic body's decision to review the existing licence policy on trade of animals and demarcating standards for accommodation and hygiene for pets, saying they are tired of harassment by NGOs in the name of 'cruelty towards animals'.
