Patna Municipal Corporation
The Patna Municipal Corporation or Patna Nagar Nigam, abbreviated PMC, is the civic body that governs Patna, the capital of Bihar in India. Patna Municipal Corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor, and administers the city's infrastructure, public services, and supplies. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.
History
The Patna Municipality, established on 2 November 1864 was renamed Patna City Municipality in 1917. This as well as Patna Administrative Committee and the Patna-Bankipur Joint Water Works Committee were substituted by the Patna Municipal Corporation, which came into force on 15 August 1952 under the provision of the Patna Municipal Act, 1951. The first election of the PMC councilors were held in March 1954, but they came in office on 1 February 1955.Overview
Patna Municipal Corporation is the local urban governing body of the city of Patna. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor, and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. This civic administrative body administers an area of 109.218 km2.The mayor is usually chosen through indirect election by the councilors from among themselves for a term of two and a half years. The municipal commissioner is the chief executive officer and head of the executive arm of the municipal corporation. Although the municipal corporation is the legislative body that lays down policies for the governance of the city, it is the commissioner who is responsible for the execution of the policies. The powers of the commissioner are those provided by statute and those delegated by the corporation or the Standing Committee.
The city is divided into 75 administrative wards and has a population of 1.7 million as per 2011 Census. Each ward elects a councilor to the PMC. By means of the standing committees, the corporation undertakes urban planning and maintains roads, government-aided schools, hospitals, and municipal markets. As Patna's apex body, the corporation discharges its functions through the mayor-in-council, which comprises a mayor, a deputy mayor, and other elected members of the PMC. The functions of the PMC include water supply, drainage and sewerage, sanitation, solid waste management, street lighting, and building regulation. It also deals with the issue of birth registration and death registration. Municipal Commissioner is the executive head of the corporation, who is assisted by a large number of officers, belonging to different departments in the corporation.
The Patna Municipal Corporation has six administrative circles each separately administered by one Executive Officer and managed by one City Manager:
- New Capital Circle
- Patliputra Circle
- Kankarbagh Circle
- Bankipur Circle
- Azimabad Circle
- Patna City Circle
- New Capital Division
- Patliputra Division
- Kankarbagh Division
- Bankipur Division
- Azimabad Division
- Patna City Division
- Water Supply Division
- Ganga Division
Wards
Circle | Total no. of wards | Wards |
New Capital Circle | 16 | 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 28, 37 |
Patliputra Circle | 16 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20, 22, 22A, 22B, 22C, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 |
Kankarbagh Circle | 11 | 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 44, 45, 46, 55 |
Bankipur Circle | 12 | 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 |
Azimabad Circle | 12 | 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65 |
Patna City Circle | 8 | 62, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72 |
Departments
The Patna Municipal Corporation headquarter has following departments for the functioning of various works assigned under the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007:- Establishment Section
- Finance and Accounts Section
- Revenue Section
- Estate Section
- Planning Section
- Engineering Section
- Urban Planning Section
- Sanitation Section
- Vigilance Section
- Legal Section
- Legislative Section
- RTI Section
OPERATION PHOENIX (2018-2019): RISE FROM THE ASHES
Door-to-Door Garbage Collection Service
Door-to-Door Garbage Collection Service initiated in the City of Patna from 2 October 2018. It was the first occasion in the history of the city that all 75 wards were covered under the systematic door-to-door garbage collection. A fleet of 557 vehicles performs this service every day, round the year.Sweeping Machines
After the inclusion of more than 800 small and big vehicles in the Waste Management Army, PMC imported the biggest warrior in its camp to fight road dirt and dust pollution.The 10 self-propelled vacuum road-sweeping machines, from Italy and Turkey to clean the City of Patna roads.
One Dream Patna Clean
A participatory campaign called ‘One Dream, Patna Clean’ was initiated under which every Sunday the team of corporations along with the general public and most students started to clean one specific area. This campaign not only brought a kind of awareness in the city but it was more effective in creating sensitization among the sanitary workers and street bureaucrats about what they were up to.Batti Jalao
Under this campaign, 72,257 LED streetlights were installed to brighten up the streets of the City of Patna. First time in the history of the city, such a large number of streetlights were installed, without leaving any dark space.AutoMAP : Building Plan Approval System
Patna Municipal Corporation becomes the first urban local body of Bihar to launch the online approval system for building plans. AutoMAP can be used to apply for a new building plan, revision of approved building plan, addition/alterations of existing buildings with prior approvals and occupancy permits from Patna Municipal Corporation and relating to categories of buildings mentioned in Bihar Building Bylaws 2014.Gharaunde Se Ghar Tak
Due to rapid rural-to-urban migration, economic stagnation, and poverty, slums are formed in every city. Lack of proper economic accommodation and basic facilities the slum dwellers are facing ghastly hygiene issues. Therefore, Patna Municipal Corporation initiated a Campaign named “Gharaunde Se Ghar Tak” to upgrade the lifestyle of slum dwellers which intends to function on basic amenities in every area. Such as- Community Toilets
- Supply of Potable water
- Proper maintenance of street lights
- Cleaning of streets and sewers
- Plantation on roadsides
- Door to Door Garbage collection
- Availability of mobile medicals vans for primary health services
- Self Help Group formation, Career Counseling, and Skill Development