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North Delhi Municipal Corporation has two Wings viz.
Deliberative Wing
&
Executive Wing.
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Corporation is an authority and all the powers vested in it.
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Corporation is also having the following authorities for efficient
performance of their duties viz.
Standing Committee, Wards Committee
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and Commissioner.
CORPORATION
consist the following members: 104 Councillors elected from the Wards falling under the
jurisdiction of North Delhi Municipal Corporation.
 10 Members nominated by the Administrator.
 All the members of Lok Sabha whose constituency falling wholly
or partly in the area of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation.
 All the members of Rajya Sabha registered as elector in the area
of North Delhi Municipal Corporation.
 1/5th of the members of Legislative Assembly representing the
constituency falling wholly or partly in the area of North Delhi
Municipal Corporation will be nominated by the Speaker by
rotation every year.(Speaker shall ensure that every MLA should
represent the Corporation)
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Corporation will start its functions only after making and subscribing at
a meeting of the Corporation after an oath or affirmation.
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Corporation has two types of Committees Statutory as well as Special
& Ad hoc Committees.
STATUTORY COMMITTEES:
 STANDING COMMITTEE:
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Standing Committee shall consists of six members elected
by the House by the councilors from among themselves.
One member each elected by the members of each Wards
Committee from among themselves.
 WARDS COMMITTEE:
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Wards Committee deemed to be constituted from the date
on which the Corporation is constituted.
All the councilors elected from the Wards comprised in that
zone and
The Person if any registered as Elector in jurisdiction of
Zonal Wards Committee, nominated by the Administrator
 RURAL AREAS COMMITTEE:
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Rural Areas Committee shall consists of all the councilors
elected from the wards situated within the rural area.
 EDUCATION COMMITTEE:
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Education Committee shall consist of 7 members of whom
such number not exceeding three as may be determined by
the Corporation shall be nominated by the Corporation who
has specialization in Education & rest elected by the
Corporation from among themselves.
SPECIAL & AD HOC
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COMMITTEES:
Corporation may consist as many as Special & Ad hoc
Committees. At present 12 Special & 11 Ad hoc Committees
are functioning in North Delhi Municipal Corporation.
COMMISSIONER:
S
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Central Govt. shall appoint
Commissioner by notification.
a
suitable
person
as
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Commissioner exercises all the powers & performs all the
duties imposed upon him by DMC Act.
MUNICIPAL SECRETARY OFFICE:-
The Municipal Secretariat is working as a bridge
between Deliberative Wing &
Executive Wing. The Municipal Secretary is Secretary of the Corporation and also of the
Standing Committee, Rural Areas Committee, Education Committee, Wards Committees
and as well as Special & Ad hoc Committees. Besides attending all Secretarial work, he
assists the Mayor and Chairmen of Statutory, Special & Ad hoc Committees in
maintaining decorum of the meeting. In short, he is a ready reckoner to the Mayor and
Chairmen during the conduct of meeting.
OBJECTIVE: Municipal Secretariat is Corporation’s allocated branch which is governed
by the rules & regulations prescribed under the DMC Act, 1957.
 Secretariat
receives the proposal of various departments of North Delhi
Municipal Corporation
through C&C
and directly from Municipal Chief
Auditor and Members.
 After fixing the date of meeting by Mayor/Chairmen, Secretariat prepares
the agenda of the items/proposal received & circulate the same among
the Deliberative/Executive Wings 72 hours before the date of meeting.
 The Secretariat puts up the proposals/Agenda before House/the
concerned Committees for appropriate decisions.
 Secretariat
notes down the proceedings of the meeting, prepare the
minutes of the meeting and convey the decisions taken by the
Deliberative
Wing
to
the
respective
department
through
Commissioner/Municipal Chief Auditor for implementation.
POWERS, FUNCTIONS & DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL
SECRETARY’S OFFICE: Municipal Secretary is truly a friend, philosopher and guide to the
members, who constitute the deliberative body.
He alone has a duty
before, during and after the meetings.
 The Municipal Secretary office performs such duties as provided under the
DMC Act with regard to the Corporation, Statutory, Special & Ad hoc
Committees.
The Secretary office makes all the arrangements for
conducting the meeting of the Corporation and various Committees.
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Municipal Secretary performs such duties as he is required
by the Act, Rules, Regulations or Bye-Laws made thereunder
to perform and such other duties in and with regard to the
meetings of the Corporation, the Committees referred to
above, the Ad hoc Committees and the Ward Committees
that may be constituted under Section 40, and of the SubCommittees appointed under Section 65 as may be required
of him by the Corporation, the respective Committees of the
sub-Committees, as the case may be;
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Municipal Secretary records and keeps the minutes of
proceedings of the meetings of the Corporation and the
Committees referred to in Sub clause (a);
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Municipal Secretary has the custody of all papers and
documents
connected
with
the
proceedings
of
the
Corporation and other Committees and Sub-Committees
referred to in Clause (a).
AUTHORITY: The Municipal Secretariat is under the control and supervision of the
Standing Committee.
 In the absence of the Municipal Secretary, Deputy Municipal Secretary or
an Asstt. Municipal Secretary discharge duties of the Municipal Secretary.
 The Municipal Secretary object to the order of the Standing Committee
prescribes the duties and exercise supervision over the acts of the officers
and employees who are immediately subordinate to him.