Rajkot Municipal Corporation
Body responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of Rajkot, Gujarat, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rajkot Municipal Corporation is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Rajkot in Gujarat state of India. The organization is known, in short, as RMC. It was established in 1973. This civic administrative body administers an area of 104.86 km2. RMC is headed by Mayor of Rajkot.[3]
Rajkot Municipal Corporation | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1973; 51 years ago (1973) |
Leadership | |
Shri Anand Patel | |
Narendrasinh Jadeja, BJP | |
Structure | |
Seats | 72 |
Political groups | Government (68) BJP: 68 seats |
Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
Last election | 2021[2] |
Next election | 2026 |
Website | |
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The governing structure of RMC consists of political and administrative wings. The political wing is an elected body of councilors headed by a mayor. The municipal commissioner from the IAS cadre heads the administrative wing and is responsible for strategic and operational planning and management of the corporation. The commissioner takes decisions on behalf of the board or the standing committee formed from the elected councilors to perform the duties of the corporation.