Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
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The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation or the AMC, established in July 1950 under the Bombay Provincial Corporation Act, 1949, is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Ahmedabad
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"Vibrant, productive, harmonious, sustainable and environmental
friendly, clean and livable city having a responsive local
government offering its citizens a good quality of life"
The corporation is headed by a Municipal commissioner, an IAS
officer appointed by the government of Gujarat. He wields the executive power of the house. For administrative purposes the city is divided into 5 zones - central, east, west, north and south. Recently in year 2006 the new zone has been formed named NEW WEST ZONE. The area covered in this zone was formerly governed by Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority. Each zone is further divided into 9 wards (with the exception of the south ward which is divided into 7 wards). Each ward is represented by 3 corporators. An election is held to elect corporators to power. The mayor
heads the party with the largest number of corporators elected. A largely ceremonial post, he has limited duties.
The recent focus on city transportation, encroachment removal and cleanliness has been maintained with impressive improvements over the past. More roads have been resurfaced, more encroachments removed and more solid waste collected recently than in any comparable period in the past.
AMC’s service delivery is matched by its high quality of governance, which has setbenchmarks for other municipal corporations in the country. AMC has undertaken several novel initiatives including:
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
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Vision
"Vibrant, productive, harmonious, sustainable and environmental
friendly, clean and livable city having a responsive local
government offering its citizens a good quality of life"
Services
As per the section 63 and 66 of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, the AMC is responsible for certain obligatory and discretionary services.Obligatory services
- Erection of boundary of city defining city limits
- Watering, Scavenging and Cleansing of all public streets and places
- Sewage services
- Drainage services
- Fire services
- Health & Medical services
- Street Lighting services
- Maintenance of a monuments & open spaces
- Identification of streets & houses
- Regulation and abatement of offensive and dangerous trades or practices
- Maintenance of burial houses and funeral homes
- Construction or acquisition of public markets and slaughter houses
- Construction or acquisition of cattle-pounds
- Primary education services
- Health and hygiene services
- Construction, maintenance and alternation of bridges
- Water supply services
- Preventing and checking the spread of dangerous diseases
- The securing or removal of dangerous buildings and places
- Construction of conservancy staff quarters
- Maintenance of relief works in scarcity, floe etc.
Discretionary services
- Construction and maintenance of maternity homes & infant welfare houses
- Maintenance of central laboratories
- Swimming pool and other public health services
- Tree plantation on road sides
- Construction and maintenance of public parks and gardens
- The holding of exhibition, athletics or games
- The maintenance of an ambulance services
- Construction and maintenance of theatres, community halls and museums etc.
- Building or purchase of staff quarters
- Construction and maintenance of public transport facilities
- Construction and maintenance of educational institutes
- Construction and maintenance of infirmaries and hospitals
- The destruction of animals and birds causing a nuisance
- Construction and maintenance of factory for the disposal of sewage
- The building or purchase and maintenance of suitable dwellings for the poor and working classes
- Provision of shelter to homeless persons and poor relief
- Surveys of buildings or lands
- Measures to meet any calamity affecting the public in the city any measure to promote public safety, health, convenience or instruction
Administration
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....
officer appointed by the government of Gujarat. He wields the executive power of the house. For administrative purposes the city is divided into 5 zones - central, east, west, north and south. Recently in year 2006 the new zone has been formed named NEW WEST ZONE. The area covered in this zone was formerly governed by Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority. Each zone is further divided into 9 wards (with the exception of the south ward which is divided into 7 wards). Each ward is represented by 3 corporators. An election is held to elect corporators to power. The mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
heads the party with the largest number of corporators elected. A largely ceremonial post, he has limited duties.
Track Record and Reforms
The confidence of the citizen stems from the fact, that the city governments have proven their efficiency in delivering services. Over the years, AMC has faced growth challenges effectively and provided urban services at a level significantly higher than the national averages, making it one of the top tier service providers in the country. Coverage levels in water supply, solid waste collection and sewerage are well above national averages.The recent focus on city transportation, encroachment removal and cleanliness has been maintained with impressive improvements over the past. More roads have been resurfaced, more encroachments removed and more solid waste collected recently than in any comparable period in the past.
AMC’s service delivery is matched by its high quality of governance, which has setbenchmarks for other municipal corporations in the country. AMC has undertaken several novel initiatives including:
- Issuing municipal bonds: AMC was the first municipality in Asia to have accessed the capital markets, and enjoys a high credit rating (AA+ by CARE). This has been made possible by AMC’s sound financial management, which has resulted in a healthy revenue surplus in recent years.
- Implementing property tax reforms: Ahmedabad was the first large city in India tohave implemented property tax reforms, and set a “zero litigation” record. CRISILrecognised this as the best urban practice in financial management and extended theCRISIL Award for Excellence in Municipal Initiatives to AMC in 2004.Setting benchmarks in the areas of e-governance, slum improvement and other urban management areas.
- Environmental improvement: The civic centres of Ahmedabad are a model in governance, which has greatly benefitted citizens. Not surprisingly, these models arebeing adopted by several other cities.
- Implementing the public private partnership model in municipal transport: This novelstep, involving 220 environment-friendly CNG buses, led to 33 per cent reduction inAMC’s operating costs. AMC intends to procure 180 more such CNG buses.
| Ahmedabad city officials | |
| Mayor | Shri Asit Vora |
| Municipal Commissioner | Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra |
| Police Commissioner | Shri S. K. Saikia |