Mayors Of Kolkataare the highest-ranking municipal officers who serve as chief executives of Municipal Corporation of Kolkata. The Kolkata Corporation, popularly known as KMC (Kolkata Municipal Corporation) is the municipal authori ty in Kolkata. The primary function of the Mayor of Kolkata is to supervise the overall activities of KMC. Mayors are elected for a fixed tenure of five years.
Renowned Mayors of Kolkata
The people of Kolkata have witnessed some renowned Mayors of Kolkata like Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, Sri Kamal Kumar Basu, Sri Prasanta Chatterjee, Sri Subrata Mukherjee and Sri Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya.
Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das was elected as the first Mayor of Kolkata in 1924. From the same year, Netaji Subhas Ch. Bose started working as the Chief Executive Officer of the Calcutta Corporation.
Mayors of Kolkata: Historical Overview
It was Mr. Surendranath Banerjee, who in 1923 first made a motion, which ensured that out of the 90
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councilors, eight will nominated by the State Government and the rest 82 members will be the elected members. It was also resolved that five eminent citizens of the State will be elected as Alderman. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor will be elected by the vote of these 95 members of the Corporation. The Mayor will be the chief to preside over the meetings of Municipal Corporation of Calcutta (now Kolkata).
Primary activities of the Mayors of Kolkata
The most important duty of the Mayors of Kolkata is to administer the functions of KMC. The Mayors of Kolkata oversee the matters regarding supply of purified water to the citizens of Kolkata, sewage treatment, waste management including disposition of wastes, infrastructural development of roads, buildings and flyovers in Kolkata, parks maintenance, registration activities including births and deaths of the citizens in Kolkata, preservation of heritage buildings and places, disease control management and many more.
The Mayor of Kolkata is also responsible in providing essential and beneficial services to the citizen of Kolkata in an effective and well-timed manner.
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