Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee
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Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee or DSGMC is an autonomous organization which manages Gurudwaras in Delhi
state. DSGMC also manages various educational institutions, hospitals, old age homes, libraries and other charitable institutions in Delhi. It is headquartered in Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib
, near Parliament House
.
party and was elected to a four year term on January 2007.
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee comprises 51 members, one member representing each of 46 wards; and five nominated members. It is governed by a Chairman and a President as per Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Act of 1971. The term of DSGMC is four years, formed through elections conducted by Directorate of Gurdwara Elections of Delhi Government
. Of over a million Sikhs living in Delhi, around 450,000 are registered voters for the DSGMC elections.
in Delhi but operates independently. SGPC nominates one member to Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
state. DSGMC also manages various educational institutions, hospitals, old age homes, libraries and other charitable institutions in Delhi. It is headquartered in Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib
Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib
The Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib is historic gurdwara near Parliament House in New Delhi. It was built in 1783, after Sikh military leader Baghel Singh captured Delhi, on 11 March 1783, and his brief stay in Delhi, lead to the construction of several Sikh religious shrines within the city...
, near Parliament House
Parliament House
Parliament House is the name of the seat of Parliament in a number of jurisdictions:-Australia:Commonwealth Parliament* Parliament House, Canberra, Parliament of Australia* Old Parliament House, CanberraState and Territory Parliaments...
.
Office bearers
Current President Paramjit Singh Sarna represents Shiromani Akali Dal DelhiShiromani Akali Dal Delhi
The Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi was formed in 1999. When Paramjit Singh Sarna distanced himself from Akali Dal Badal on the basis of different ideology. Sarna was against the RSS factor in the Akali Dal. Gurcharan Singh Tohra backed the party with his support...
party and was elected to a four year term on January 2007.
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee comprises 51 members, one member representing each of 46 wards; and five nominated members. It is governed by a Chairman and a President as per Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Act of 1971. The term of DSGMC is four years, formed through elections conducted by Directorate of Gurdwara Elections of Delhi Government
Government of Delhi
The Government of Delhi is the supreme governing authority of the Indian national capital territory of Delhi and its 9 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, a judiciary and a legislative...
. Of over a million Sikhs living in Delhi, around 450,000 are registered voters for the DSGMC elections.
SGPC
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee is couterpart of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak CommitteeShiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee is an organization in India responsible for the upkeep of gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship in three states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. SGPC also administers Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar. Gurdwaras in Delhi are the administered by Delhi Sikh...
in Delhi but operates independently. SGPC nominates one member to Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
Educational Institutes being run by DSGMC
DSGMC has opened many schools, polytechnics and khalsa colleges for imparting education .Colleges
- Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College
- Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa CollegeSri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa CollegeSri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College is named after the first Guru of the Sikhs. The college is one of the constituent colleges of Delhi University and managed by the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee. It imparts instruction up to post-graduate courses in Humanities and Commerce...
- Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of CommerceSri Guru Gobind Singh College of CommerceSri Guru Gobind Singh College Of Commerce is the commerce college of the University of Delhi, Delhi, India. It was founded in 1984 and is named after the tenth Sikh Guru. It is the second college of commerce of the University of Delhi...
- Mata Sundri College for women
- Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology
- Guru Tegh Bahadur Polytechnic InstituteW