BRM ASSIGNMENT

TOPIC : A study of the socio-ecological Resources.

Name of the place:-

Kolkata
Amherst street

KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (WARD NO 38)

Description:-

History:-

The Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act 1980 came into force on January 1984.It extended the boundaries of
Calcutta by including the Municipalities of South Suburban, Garden Reach and Jadavpur within Calcutta. The number
of wards of the Corporation was raised from 100 to 141.The provisions relating to Bustees were modified.
A major amendment was introduced in 1984 to remove certain procedural difficulties in the matters of assessment
and valuation of lands and buildings, recovery of taxes etc. Most significant was the introduction of "Mayor-in-
Council", with all the attributes of the Cabinet form of government. This was a unique step in the area of Municipal
administration in India.
The objective of the new Act was to make the Corporation more efficient and effective. The change in the Municipal
Authority ensured that there would be three authorities:
a) The Corporation
b) The Mayor-in-Council, and
c) The Mayor.
The number of members of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation was to be 141 which elected Councillors from the 141
wards. The Act of 1980 thus formed the framework of the modern Corporation with the Municipal Commissioner as
the Principal Executive Officer subject to the control and supervision of the Mayor as the Chief Executive Officer. He
is assisted by a group of Senior Civil Officers comprising Joint Municipal Commissioners, Deputy Municipal
Commissioners, Chief Engineers, Controller of Municipal Finance and Accounts, Chief Municipal Auditor and
Municipal Secretary.
The 74th Constitutional Amendment, 1992 makes provision for appropriate and adequate representation of all
elements of society. The Amendment provided reservation of seats for the scheduled castes and tribes and for
women. By the same Amendment, the State Legislatures would endow the CMC with the power to draw up plans for
economic development and social justice. It was given the responsibility to plan for economic development and for
improvement, upgradation and promotion of the social, cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects of life for the
citizens of the City.
Subsequent to the renaming of the city in 2001, the Corporation is now known as the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

SCHOOLS:-
BALIKA SHIKSHA SADAN
ARKANYA VIDYALAYA
R.N SINGH SCHOOL

COLLEGES:-
 CITY COLLEGE
VIDYASAGAR COLLEGE

GEOGRAPHY:-

Roads roads in this area are well connected.

Monuments-

VIVEKANANDA STATUE
SHUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE STATUE
INDIRA GANDHI STATUE

SUBMITTED BY-

MUKUND AGARWAL

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