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Proactive Disclosures under the Right to
Information Act
Chapter - 2, Section - IV
(I) The Particulars of Organisation,
Functions and Duties
Organisation:
Surat Municipal Corporation is a local
self government which has been constituted under State
Legislature and governed and administered under the
Bombay Provincial Municipal Act, 1949. It carries out
all the obligatory functions and discretionary functions
entrusted by the BPMC Act,1949.
History:
The Surat Municipality came into
existence on 15.05.1852.
The Surat Municipality was converted into Surat
Municipal Corporation on 1st October 1966.
At present The area of the city is
326.515 sq.km and the population as per the Census 2001
is 2.87 million.
Functions and Duties
Section – 63 and 66 of the BPMC Act 1949
defines the obligatory and discretionary duties of the
Corporation. The same can be referred at
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Departmental
Functions & Duties:
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General Board,
Standing
Committee &
Special
Committees
The
organization
of Surat
Municipal
Corporation
consists of
three
authorities
i.e. Surat
Municipal
Corporation
(General
Board),
Standing
Committee &
Municipal
Commissioner.
Standing
Committee
comes into
existence as
per the
provisions of
Sec.20 & 21 of
the BPMC Act
and the Rules
and
Regulations
for conducting
the meeting of
General Board
as well as
Standing
Committee are
under the
provisions of
the BPMC
Act,1949 are
as mentioned
in the book of
the Rules &
Regulations to
conducting the
meetings of
General Board
& Standing
Committee
Rules 1980.
[ Annexure–1
&
Annexure –1.1]
Mayor shall be
elected in the
First General
Board Meeting
of SMC under
the provision
of Sec.19 (1)
of BPMC Act,
1949, amongst
the councilors
elected in
General
Election as a
Chairman of
General Board.
Simultaneously,
12 members of
the Standing
Committee
shall be
selected in
the said
meeting u/s.20
of the BPMC
Act, 1949.
Chairman of
Standing
Committee,
shall be
elected in the
First Meeting
of Standing
Committee
under the
provision of
Sec.21 (1) of
BPMC Act,
1949, amongst
the 12
councilors
selected as
the members of
the Standing
Committee.
General Board,
Standing
Committee &
Special/Ad
hock
Committees are
the
authorities to
decide the
proposals
forwarded by
the Municipal
Commissioner.
Municipal
Secretary is
the
Administrative
authority with
regard to the
administration
of the
Secretary
Office.
Special
Committees &
Ad hock
Committees of
the Surat
Municipal
Corporation
comes into
existence
under the
provisions of
Sec.30 of the
BPMC Act, 1949
and the Rules
of conducting
the meeting of
Special
Committees are
conferred by
sub section 1
of section 457
of the BPMC
1949, under
Section 457
(2) of the
BPMC Act 1949,
which are
mentioned in
the book of
Rules &
Regulations of
conducting the
meeting of
various
Special
Committees,
1980.
[Annexure–2
&
Annexure –2.1]
Powers &
Functions and
duties of
Special
Committees are
framed under
the various
sections of
the BPMC Act,
1949 which are
sanctioned by
various
resolutions of
General Board
of Surat
Municipal
Corporation
and which are
mentioned in
the book known
as the
Function &
Administration
Rules of The
Special
committees
1980.
[Annexure-3
&
Annexure –3.1]
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Public Parks &
Garden
Department
(Project Cell)
Development of
Gardens, Lakes
& Zoo within
City limit
area.
The main
responsibility
of Garden
Project Cell
is to plan,
design and
develop the
land reserved
for parks and
gardens. This
involves
taking
possession of
land from Town
planning Dept.
which is kept
reserved for
garden plot.
Then planning
of garden
including
civil
structures
like Gazebo,
Water Hut,
Toilet Block,
Playing area,
Jogging track,
Walk-Way,
Fountains,
Skating Rink,
Play
Equipments,
R.C.C.
Benches, Lake
development
etc. with
compound wall
covering the
whole land.
After
completion of
garden’s civil
works
necessary
green
landscaping
and it’s
related
maintenance
work is done
by Garden
Superintendent.
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Public Parks & Garden Department
Public parks and
garden departments main
functions are to develop
and maintain parks and
gardens in city, avenue
plantation, mass
plantation, plantation
in road dividers and
traffic islands,
production and
maintenance of plants in
nursery, free
distribution of saplings
to citizens for
promotion of plantation
in city, organization of
horticultural fair for
public awareness,
removal of dried and
dangerous trees etc.
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Department of
Markets &
Slaughter Houses
Department of
Markets &
Slaughter
Houses of Surat
Municipal
Corporation
carry
out/perform
the function
and duties
(obligatory &
discretionary)
as defined in
section 63 and
66 of the BPMC
Act, 1949 in
general but
specifically
with the
Chapter XIX,
Market &
Slaughter
Houses of BPMC
Act, 1949,
pertaining to
the
maintenance
and regulation
of Markets &
Slaughter
Houses.
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Department of
Zoo & Aquarium
Department of
Zoo & Aquarium
of Surat
Municipal
Corporation
carry
out/perform
the function
and duties
(obligatory &
discretionary)
as defined in
section 63 and
66 of the BPMC
Act, 1949 in
general but
specifically
with the
Section 38 H
of the
Wildlife
Protection
Act, 1972 to
comply with
the conditions
laid down
under the Rule
10 of the
Recognition of
Zoo Rules,
1992.
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