Rajkot Municipal Corporation

Rajkot Municipal Corporation
Coat of arms or logo
Emblem of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Leadership
D. P. Desai (IAS)[1]
Nayna Pedhadiya, BJP[2]
Narendrasinh Jadeja, BJP[2]
Structure
Seats72
Political groups
Government (68)

  BJP: 68 seats
Opposition (2)
  INC: 2 seats
Vacant (2)

  Vacant: 2 seats
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Last election
2021[3]
Next election
2026
Website
www.rmc.gov.in

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.[4]

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.

  1. ^ "Top cops, officials transferred after Gujarat HC flays govt over Rajkot tragedy". Hindustan Times. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "First-time councillor picked as Rajkot mayor". Times of India. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ^ "RMC Election Result: રાજકોટમાં તમામ વોર્ડના પરિણામ જાહેર, ભાજપ-68, કોંગ્રેસ-4" (in Gujarati). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "RMC Statistics". 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2007.