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27/03/22 14:01 PM IST

Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill

In News 
  • Union Cabinet gave its nod to present a bill for the unification of three municipal corporations in Delhi, "The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022".
Provisions of the bill
  • It aims to merge the Capital’s three municipal corporations — South, North and East — ten years after the trifurcation of the civic body.
  • In 2011, the state government had proposed the trifurcation for better efficiency.
Need 
  • Uneven distribution of property tax between three civic bodies, inefficient management and growing losses, etc.
  • Trifurcation was uneven in terms of the territorial divisions and revenue-generating potential of each corporation.
Source- Indian Express 

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