New Delhi:

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified the appointment of Lok Sabha MP Bansuri Swaraj as a member of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).

Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of the late BJP stalwart Sushma Swaraj, currently represents the New Delhi constituency in the Lok Sabha.

This appointment follows Bansuri Swaraj’s electoral debut from the New Delhi seat, succeeding Meenakshi Lekhi, who held the position for the past decade but was not included in the BJP’s candidate list for the upcoming elections.

The MHA made the declaration to appoint Bansuri Swaraj as a member of NDMC in a notification issued on July 3 evening.

A member of the NDMC plays a significant role in the governance and administration of the New Delhi municipal area. The NDMC members contribute to the formulation and implementation of policies related to urban planning, including land use, zoning regulations, and infrastructure development.

The members of the NDMC are also responsible for overseeing the provision and maintenance of essential public services such as water supply, electricity, sewage, and waste management. They ensure that these services are delivered efficiently and meet the needs of the residents.

Ensuring public health standards are met by overseeing sanitation services, managing healthcare facilities, and implementing public health campaigns are also among the key responsibilities of an NDMC member.

Supervising the management of municipal schools and welfare programs aimed at improving the quality of life for residents, including schemes for marginalized communities, as well as enforcing building codes, health regulations, and other municipal bylaws to ensure orderly development and compliance with legal standards, are other responsibilities of the NDMC members.

Participating in the budgeting process, approving expenditures, and ensuring financial discipline within the council’s operations are other key focus areas of NDMC members, along with serving as a liaison between the citizens and the council, addressing public grievances, and ensuring that the concerns of the residents are heard and addressed in council meetings.

Encouraging public participation in municipal governance through community meetings, consultations, and feedback mechanisms are other major responsibilities of an NDMC member.

By fulfilling these roles, NDMC members contribute to the overall development, maintenance, and governance of New Delhi, ensuring it remains a well-managed and vibrant urban area.

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New Delhi:

The NDMC on Monday said it is contemplating to deploy security guards to prevent vandalisation or theft of assets like fountains and sculptures installed ahead of the G20 Summit.

Different agencies, including the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), made extensive preparations for the two-day G20 Summit that saw heads of state from across the world gather in the national capital and concluded on Sunday.

Road infrastructure was spruced up, roads were adorned with over 7 lakh potted plants and fountains, statues, sculptures and street furniture were installed in area near the summit venue.

“We will maintain the assets, including 65 fountains and nearly 20 sculptures, that were installed at prominent locations and roundabouts for the G20 Summit,” NDMC vice-chairman Satish Upadhyay said.

The civic body also decorated road stretches, roundabouts and other prominent locations with 1 lakh potted plants. Some of these could now be moved to locations like NDMC buildings, health centres and schools but the overall greenery will be maintained, he said.

“We will evaluate if there is a need to deploy guards at some of these places to ensure that the assets are not vandalised or stolen in the coming days so that the efforts and hard work put in to beautify the NDMC area do not get wasted,” Mr Upadhyay said.

The NDMC will also try to maintain the cleanliness in its area and ensure that the response mechanism that was established for quick disposal of complaints during the G20 Summit also remains effective in the future, he said.

The reason behind the quick response by different agencies during the summit was the high-level of coordination among them, he added.

Mr Upadhyay urged Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to hold monthly or bimonthly meetings of different agencies to ensure better delivery of civic services to people.

The G20 venue, Bharat Mandapam; G20 secretariat and hotels where the heads of the state stayed fell under the NDMC’s jurisdiction.

Satish Upadhyay had earlier said that 44 roads in the NDMC area were spruced up for the G20 Summit. Roundabouts were redeveloped and the civic body’s Horticulture Department planted saplings to enhance greenery along the roads and open spaces.

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