Siliguri Municipal Corporation

Siliguri Municipal Corporation শিলিগুড়ি পৌরনিগম
Siliguri Municipal Corporation
Coordinates: 26°43′N 88°26′E / 26.71°N 88.43°ECoordinates: 26°43′N 88°26′E / 26.71°N 88.43°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri
City	Siliguri
Established	1994
Government
• Type	Local Authority of Siliguri
• Mayor	Ashok Bhattacharya[1]
• Deputy Mayor	Ram Bhajan Mahato[2]
• Chairman	Dilip Singh[3]
• Opposition Leader	Vacant[4]
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English, Hindi, Nepali, language
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Website	www.siligurismc.com

Siliguri Municipal Corporation or SMC was established in the year 1994 and has been responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Siliguri

History

Siliguri Municipality was established in the year 1949. The first municipality office was set up in Hill Cart road. It was a wooden construction. The first chairman of Siliguri Municipality was the then Sub Divisional Officer [SDO] Sachindra Mohan Guha. In the year 1994 Siliguri Municipality was awarded Corporation status. ^[5]

Area Coverage

Siliguri Municipal Corporation areas include both in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri district. Out of 47 wards of SMC, 17 are in Jalpaiguri district.

Departments

Name of the Department	Work / Activities
Education & Culture	Maintenance Charges of SC / ST Students of Darjeeling & Jalpaiguri District. Mid-day-Meal Programme. Felicitation programme for meritorious students of Madhyamik & Higher Secondary Exam.[6]
Assessment & Mutation	Correction of Mutation Assessment(Issue of new holding number) Vacant Land Land with building Property on Railway land/Vest land[7]
Electricity	Maintenance and Development of Street Light and Project Work with in SMC Area.[8]
Public Works Department	Repairing and widening of roads. Construction of drains and roads.[9]
Accounts	Carry out account activity of Corporation. Handling of treasury.[10]
General	All types of computer related works and maintaining all types of files and records.. Maintaining telephone/mobile register of Councillors and to dispatch Govt. letters to Mayor/Deputy Mayor/Commissioner /Secretary.[11]
Birth and Death	Issue of Birth & Death Certificate Maintain of Vital Statistics by Age, Sex & Religion.[12]
Trade Licence	Issuance & Renewal of Certificate of Enlistment. Advertisement related works. Cycle Rickshaw & Cycle Rickshaw Van related works.[13]
Building	Approval of the building plan.[14]
U.P.E. Section	Slum Improvement.[15]
Water Supply	Registration of water supply connection house and commercial establishment.[16]
Estlablishment	Pension Matter and Staff salary.[17]
Public Health and Hospital	Regular immunization program. Health check-up. Awareness program on vector-borne diseases like Malaria, Dengue and Encephalitis. Prevent prenatal sex determination of foetus and to maintain the sex ratio between male & female.[18]
Vehicle	Manages and control vehicle carrying water tank and garbage.[19]
Market	Improvement of commercial establishment.[20]
Conservancy Section	Collection and disposal of garbage.[21]
Tax	Property tax collection.[22]
Cash Section	Parking Fee and Site Planning Fee.[23]
Law Section	To look after various day to day court cases of SMC and give legal opinion if needed.[24]
Sports	Co-ordanating sports activities and events organised by SMC.[25]
Guest House Booking Cell	Looks after bookings of guest house owned by SMC.[26]

Councillors

Ward Number	Councillor's Name	Area Covered
1	SMT. MALATI ROY	--
2	SMT. SNIGDHA HAZRA (HALDER)	--
3	SRI. RAM BHAJAN MAHATO	--
4	SRI. PARIMAL MITRA	--
5	SRI DURGA SINGH	--
6	SRI. ASHOK NARAYAN BHATTACHARYA (MAYOR)	--
7	SRI. PINTU GHOSH	--
8	SMT. KHUSBOO MITTAL	--
9	SRI. PRADIP KUMAR GOYEL	--
10	SRI. KAMAL AGARWAL	--
11	SMT. MANJUSHREE PAUL (DOLA)	--
12	SRI. NANTU PAUL	--
13	SRI. MANIK DEY	--
14	SMT. SHRABANI DUTTA	--
15	SRI. ARABINDA GHOSH (AMU)	--
16	SRI. SUJOY GHATAK (KALA)	--
17	SMT. SHUKLA DEB	--
18	SRI. NIKHIL SAHANI	--
19	SMT. MOUSAMI HAZRA	--
20	SRI. RANJAN SARKAR (RANA)	--
21	SMT. SWAPNA DUTTA (DAS)	--
22	SMT. RINKI DAS	--
23	SRI. KRISHNA CHANDRA PAUL	--
24	SRI. SANKAR GHOSH	--
25	SMT. SEEMA SAHA	--
26	SRI. DIPAYAN ROY	--
27	SRI. PRASANTA CHAKRABORTY	--
28	SMT. SHARMILA DAS	--
29	SRI. SARADINDU CHAKRABORTY (JOY)	--
30	SRI. SWAPAN DAS	--
31	SMT. DIPA BISWAS	--
32	SRI. TAPAS CHATTERJEE	--
33	SRI. ASIM SAHA	--
34	SRI. GOLAP ROY	--
35	SMT. CHANDRANI MANDAL (BULTI)	--
36	SRI. ALOK BHAKTA	--
37	SRI. RANJAN SIL SHARMA	--
38	SRI. DULAL DUTTA	--
39	SMT. REBA SARKAR	--
40	SRI. SATYAJIT ADHIKARI (BHAIJAAN)	--
41	SRI. RABI ROY	--
42	SRI. DILIP SINGH	--
43	SMT. RAGINI SINGH	--
44	SMT. PRITIKANA BISWAS	--
45	MUNSHI NURUL ISLAM	--
46	SRI. MUKUL SENGUPTA	--
47	SMT. RITA ORAON	--

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References

1. "Mayor". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
2. "Deputy mayor". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
3. "Chairman". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
4. "Opposition leader". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
5. "Milestone". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
6. "Education". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
7. "Assessment". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
8. "Electricity". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
9. "PWD". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
10. "Accounts". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
11. "General". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
12. "Birth". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
13. "Trade license". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
14. "Building". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
15. "UPE". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
16. "City water supply". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
17. "Establishment". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
18. "Public health". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
19. "Vehicles". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
20. "Market". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
21. "Conservancy". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
22. "Tax". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
23. "Cash". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
24. "Law". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
25. "Sports". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
26. "Guest house". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
27. "Councillors". SMC. Retrieved 2013-05-28.