Gurgaon
Information about Gurgaon city and places around Gurgaon India and NCR.

Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon was formed in 2008 keeping in mind the growing need for a formal civic structure in Gurgaon. As per Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, the Governeor of Haryana declared the constitution of Municipal Council of Gurgaon in June 08’.

New Gurgaon has witnessed sudden boom of population. With the advent of MNCs and IT companies in large numbers, the city had experience an unplanned growth of population. Although Haryana Government has projected Gurgaon as a millennium city, the infrastructure of Gurgaon has serious lacunas. Broken roads, lack of law and order, inadequate power and water, and absence of public transport are some of the serious problems facing Gurgaon. General public has to face a number of problems on a day to day basis and a general common body was required to focus on citizen’s welfare. The role of MCG is to look after the basic needs of the citizens and work towards the development of infrastructure for betterment of citizen’s life.

Role of Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon

Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon holds the responsibility of taking care of each and every aspect of citizen’s welfare. Following is a list of a few important things that MCG takes care of:

· Construction of New Roads

· Maintaining Old Roads

· Building and Maintaining Parks for Public Utility

· Maintenance of Sewage System

· Proper Drainage System

· Rain Water Harvesting

· Making Provision for Sufficient and Safe Drinking Water

· Providing Adequate Power

Apart from these the MCG also undertakes activities like issuing Birth and Death certificates, Housing Tax Collection, Garbage Dumping, and so on.

Working of MCG

MCG is a Government body formed by the Haryana State Government. The Council is a legislative body that drafts principals for the governance of the city. The committee is headed by a commissioner who is the head of the executive wing of the committee. The Commissioner is responsible for implementing and executing the policies.

Sri Rajesh Khullar was made the commissioner of MCG when the committee was formed. The present commissioner of MCG is Mr Sudhir Rajpal, a Haryana cadre IAS Officer. Mr Rajpal has served Gurgaon as Deputy Commissioner in the past years.

MCG will also have Councilors or representatives from various areas in Gurgaon who will act as a bridge between the committee and common public. The purpose is to carry overall and uniform developmental work for the welfare of the citizens. For selecting the councilors, MCG will hold elections every 5 years. Citizens will select a suitable councilor by the process of voting and that candidate will represent the public in each ward.

Initiatives taken by MCG in last few year

· Construction of Bio Diversity Park to maintain a healthy ecological system

· Inception of Gaushala to provide a shelter to stray cattle

· Renovation of Cremation Ground

· Putting a proper Sewage system in place

· Employing residents to monitor roads

Municipal Council of Gurgaon is going to hold its first Municipal Elections on 15^th May 2011. The city of Gurgaon has been divided into 35 wards and 1 candidate will represent each ward.

Gurgaon is looking forward to the municipal elections as the citizens believe that electing Councillors will help in civic development of Gurgaon.