Rajshahi City Corporation
Rajshahi City Corporation , is a local government authority responsible for administering all civic services in the Rajshahi, the city of Bangladesh. The RCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. The corporation is headed by a mayor, who oversees a council consisting of 40 councillors representing different wards of the city. The functions and powers of the RCC are defined under the provisions of the.
Rajshahi City Corporation is one of the major divisional city corporations of Bangladesh. The incorporated area was divided into several wards. Each ward has an elected ward commissioner. The mayor of the city is elected by popular vote every five years. The next election is announced to be held on 2023.
Rajshahi City Corporation is renowned for its success in reducing of high concentrations of small particulates and air pollution.
History
Rajshahi City Corporation was established as the Rajshahi Municipality on 1 August 1876. A town committee of 7 members led by a former principal of Rajshahi College was formed by the Government headquartered in Rajshahi College. Most of the members were later replaced by the elected members. Only the tax-payers could attend the election. The administrator and the Medical Officer were also among the members of the committee. Beside this committee, there was also a Municipal Board. In 1884, the committee was expanded to 21 according to the 3rd rule of Bengal Municipality act 1884. In 1921, the headquarter was shifted to the Municipality Building established near Sona Dighi, Rajshahi. In 1930, 8 municipal committees were formed. The members of the councils were elected by vote for one year. Each committee had separate functions, such as public sanitation and health, public safety, welfare, education and water supply. It gained status as the Rajshahi Municipality Corporation on 13 August 1987, and later renamed as Rajshahi City Corporation.Powers and responsibilities
- City health department
- Engineering department
- Engineering department
- Tax department
- Conservancy department
| # | Departments | Functions / Services |
| 1 | Office of the Mayor | Executive leadership; overall city governance; policy direction; supervision and coordination of all RCC departments |
| 2 | Chief Executive Office | Inter-departmental coordination; monitoring implementation of services and development projects |
| 3 | Administration and Establishment | Human resource management; staff recruitment, posting and promotion; internal discipline and service delivery oversight |
| 4 | Finance and Accounts | Budget preparation; financial planning; revenue and expenditure control; payment processing; accounts management; internal audit |
| 5 | Engineering | Infrastructure supervision; road-cutting permission; building plan approval; contractor enlistment; land demarcation certification |
| 6 | Urban Planning and Development | Road, drain, bridge, culvert and footpath development; land development; planned residential areas; city beautification |
| 7 | Electricity | Installation and maintenance of street lights; lamp-post management; city illumination |
| 8 | Transportation and Communication | Urban transport management; traffic & parking control; emergency transport; corpse handling; bus terminal management; road roller & ambulance services |
| 9 | Waste Management and Cleaning | Solid waste collection and disposal; street cleaning; drain clearing; mosquito control; landfill management |
| 10 | Health | Hospital & clinic management; maternal & child immunization; vitamin A campaigns; midwifery and health technology training |
| 11 | Registrar | Birth & death certificates; nationality, inheritance & character certificates |
| 12 | Education | Management of schools, madrasas, Sanskrit tolls, kindergartens, technical institutes; adult education; teacher training; cultural & theatre institutes |
| 13 | Water Supply and Sewerage | Water supply coordination; sewerage management under Rajshahi WASA |
| 14 | Revenue | Trade license issuance & renewal; holding tax collection; shop/market allotment; lease and asset management |
| 15 | Security and Law and Order | City security; joint operations with RMP; CCTV installation and monitoring |
| 16 | Magistracy | Arbitration-based case settlement; mobile courts; anti-adulteration drives |
| 17 | Housing and Public Works | Allocation, development and maintenance of residential plots, flats and metropolitan housing projects |
| 18 | Social welfare | Welfare programs for the poor, elderly, women and persons with disabilities; social assistance; community development initiatives |
| 19 | Environmental and Public health | Pollution control; sanitation monitoring; food safety; climate change adaptation and mitigation; urban greening and tree plantation |
| 20 | Disaster management and Relief | Disaster preparedness and response; emergency rescue operations; relief distribution during floods, cyclones, fires and other natural calamities |
| 21 | Religious Welfare | Support for religious festivals including Eid and Puja; regulation of Qurbani cattle markets; land allocation and logistical support for religious events |
Budget
Rajshahi City Corporation announced a budget of for the 2023-24 fiscal year.Governance
Rajshahi City Corporation consists of 30 wards and 4 thanas such as, Boalia, Motihar, Rajpara and Shah Makhdum.List of mayors
Former Rajshahi City Corporation mayor and administrator's list:;Status
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