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Surat Municipal Corporation

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Surat Municipal Corporation

Surata Mahānagarapālikā
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Daxesh Mavani[1], BJP
Leader of opposition
Payal Sakariya, AAP
Municipal Commissioner
M.S Shalini Agarwal I.A.S.
Structure
Seats120 councillors
Political groups
Government
  •   BJP (103)[2]

Opposition

Length of term
5 years
Elections
Last election
February 2021
Next election
2026
Website
www.suratmunicipal.gov.in

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

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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

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Surat Municipal Corporation[4]
Party Seats won Seats +/− Vote % Swing
Bharatiya Janata Party 93 Increase 13 48.93% Decrease 2.42%
Aam Aadmi Party 27 Increase 27 28.47% Increase 28.47%
Indian National Congress 0 Decrease 36 18.6% Decrease 21.25
Others 0 Steady 4.0% Decrease 4.65%

Services

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Daxesh Mavani elected Surat's mayor | Surat News - economictimes". The Economic Times. TNN. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Surat: 10 SMC Councillors leave AAP, and join BJP". DeshGujarat. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Surat City Expansion". The Times of India. 19 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Gujarat municipal polls: AAP bags 13.28% vote share". The Times of India. 25 February 2021.
  5. ^ Thomas, Melvyn (18 June 2010). "SMC gets ISO-9000-2008 certificate for potable water supply". Surat. Times of India. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. ^ "MLA Who Revived Surat Shelter Homes Writes How Homeless People Got A New Lease Of Life". News18. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64724438.cms [dead link]