In Madhya Pradesh, 5 municipalities will soon be upgraded as a municipal corporation. Its process has intensified. Local collectors have also sent a proposal to the government to make Vidisha, Guna, Shivpuri, Chhatarpur and Seoni Municipality a municipal corporation.
On the basis of their proposal, the Urban Development and Housing Department has started action towards making the five municipalities a municipal corporation. It is the effort of the Mohan government to come into existence before the urban body elections to be held in 2027. So that the voters here can choose the mayor in the upcoming civic elections.
Announcement has been made before the assembly elections
Explain that there has been a demand for making Vidisha, Guna, Shivpuri, Chhatarpur and Seoni municipalities to be municipal corporations for a long time. Before the assembly elections, it has already been announced to make these municipalities a municipal corporation. Now the government has prepared to make the five municipalities a municipal corporation to fulfill these announcements.
Officials said that Sanjay Shukla, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, had a meeting in Bhopal with other officials including the CMO of the concerned municipalities, District Panchayat CEOs of the districts related to the municipalities. In the meeting, an action plan has been discussed regarding making the municipality a municipal corporation.
Bhind’s notification has also been released
Please tell that the notification to declare Bhind as a municipal corporation has been issued on October 2, 2023, but it will have to wait for 2 years to come into existence. According to the Municipality Act, the Gram Panchayat cannot be included in the urban area until their term is complete. There are currently 16 municipal corporations in the state. After Bhind and 5 new municipal corporations are formed, their number will increase to 22.
In this way the municipality gets municipal status
To make the municipality a municipal corporation, collector prepares a proposal and sends it to the government. After getting its approval, the process of granting municipal corporation status begins. First, the municipal area is expanded to meet the criteria of a population of 3 lakhs. After this, a resolution is passed in the respective gram panchayats that they are ready to join the Municipal Corporation. The district administration then calls claims and objections.
A new proposal is made by the Collector and sent to the Urban Development and Housing Department. After the approval of the urban administration, the proposal is sent for the approval of the cabinet and from there it is sent for the permission of the Governor. After the permission of the Governor, the notification to declare the concerned municipality as the municipal corporation is issued.
