A interview with the councilor of my locality

MRS.ALOKNANDA DAS

NAME-KRISH KEDIACLASS-9SECTION-FROLL NUMBER-11

INDEXSLIDE NUMBER TOPIC DATE4 COMPOSITION OF

COORPORATION24/12/2016

5 ISSUES FACED IN WORK 24/12/20166 WHERE TO COMPLAIN 24/12/20167 WHERE TO COMPLAIN 24/12/20168 WHAT IS DONE WITH THE

COMPLAINTS24/12/2016

9 MAJOR WORKS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

24/12/2016

10 SOURCES OF INCOME 24/12/201611 PROBLEM DUE TO

DEMONETISATION24/12/2016

SLIDE NUMBER TOPIC DATE12 WORK DONE FOR SWACHH

BHARAT ABHIYAN24/12/2016

13 WORK DONE AGAINST USE OF PLASTIC BAGS

24/12/2016

14 CONCLUSION 24/12/201615 COLLAGE 24/12/201616 BIBLIOGRAPHY 24/12/2016

Q-WHAT IS THE COMPOSITON OF THE CORPORAITON?

• ANSWER- The area administered by a Municipal Corporation is known as a municipal area. Each municipal area is divided into territorial constituencies known as wards. A Municipal Corporation is made up of a Wards Committee. Each ward has one seat on the Wards Committee. Members are elected to the Wards Committee on the basis of adult franchise for a term of five years. These members are known as Councilors or Coporators. The number of wards in a municipal area is determined by the population of the city. Some seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, backward classes and women

Q-PLEASE TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOU AND YOUR WORK ,MADAM.

ANSWER-MY NAME IS ALOKANANDA DAS. I AM THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR OF WARD NO.34. I AM THE COUCILOR OF BELIAGHATA.I STAND FOR THE ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS PARTY.THE VOTE RESULTS ARE GIVEN IN THE PIE CHART .I am going to hold the office for 5 years.

My responsibilities include:• strategic planning for the whole

municipality and a sustainable future• determining the financial strategy and

allocating resources via the council budget THE AREAS I SUPERVISE ARE Dr.

Panchanan Mitra Lane and Abinash Seshmal Lane.are In the north. Hem Chandra Naskar Road and Gagan Sarkar Road are to the east. The Beleghata Canal is to the south. Kankurgachi Chord line of Eastern Railway is to the west.

All India Trinamool CongressLeft FrontBharatiya Janata PartyIndian National CongressIndependents

Q-WHAT ARE THE COMPULSORY FUNCTIONS

YOU HAVE TO DO?ANSWER-The functions include-• to participate in the decision-making of the

Council and to represent the local community in that decision making

• to contribute to the strategic direction of the Council through the development and review of key strategic documents of the Council, including the Council Plan

• In performing these roles, Councilors must:• consider the diversity of interests and needs of

the local community• observe principles of good governance and act

with integrity• provide civic leadership in relation to the exercise

of the various functions and responsibilities of the Council under the LG Act and other Acts

• participate in the responsible allocation of resources of Council through the annual budget

• facilitate effective communication between the Council and the community

Q-WHAT ISSUES DO YOU FACE IN YOUR WORK RIGHT

NOW?ANSWER-THERE ARE MANY ISSUES

FACED AMONG WHICH SOME ARE- • Dumping building materials at night• unnecessary storage of unused

building materials• Blocked/Choked Drainage• ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENT OF

PROPERTY• Extremely Poor water supply• Demolition of a dilapidated house at

2BRadhanath chowdhury road• Street Dog problem• Sound pollution by Flat resident

Q-WHERE IS A COMMON MAN SUPPOSED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A

PROBLEM? ANSWER- Well generally people can complain by coming to the corporation

office but for making the work easy we have introduced our own website where people can register their complaints . If you want to complain about anything you just have open this website on your device -https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/jsp/ComplaintNew.jsp

Q-WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE COMPLAINTS WHAT TO DO YOU

WITH IT?ANSWER-WHEN THE COOMPLAINTS ARE RECEIVED THEY ARE SENT TO THE COMPLAINT BOARD OF THE CORPORATION.THE COMPLAINT BOARD READS THE COMPLAINT AND IF THE MATTER IS FOUND TO BE VERY SERIOUS THEN THEY ARE SENT TO ME AND I TAKE CONTROL. IF THE MATTER IS SMALL THEN THE POLICE IS INFORMED AND THE CONCERNED PARTIES ARE CONSULTED.THERE IS ALWAYS A SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM.THE NUMBER OF ISSUES RECEIVED AND SOLVED ARE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING GRAPH.

CASES RECEIVEDCASES RESOLVED

Q-Tell us something about your major works and achievements.

ANSWER- As per 2016 Census of India Ward No. 34, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, had a total population of 29,773, of which 14,797 (50%) were males and 14,976 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,702. The total number of literates in Ward No. 34 was 26,047 (92.79% of the population over 6 years).The number of dustbins and sanitary items have increased to 5,000 from 3,000.We have progressed by 30%.

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Q-What are your sources of income?

ANSWER-We do not get big funding from anywhere .The sources of income are taxes on water, houses, markets, entertainment and vehicles paid by residents of the town and grants from the state government.

Q-HAS THERE BEEN ANY EFFECT ON THE CORPORATION BECAUSE OF THE

DEMONETISATIION?ANSWER-THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY EFFECT AS SUCH.PEOPLE USED TO

COME TO THE OFFICES TO PAY THE TAX IN CASH BUT AFTER THE DEMONITISATION PEOPLE HAVE STARTED PAYING THEIR TAX EITHER WITH THE CARD OR CHEQUE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALSO STARTED PAYING ON OUR WEBSITE .THE SALARY GIVEN TO PEOPLE IS BEING GIVEN TO THEM BY ONLINE MEANS AND NOT CASH.IT HAS NOT CREATED A PROBLEM BUT IT HAS INCREASED THE WORKLOAD ON US.

Q-WHAT IS THE NEXT PLAN OF THE CORPORATION REGARDING SWACHH

BHARAT ABHIYANANSWER-SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN IS A BRILLIANT IDEA BASED ON

MAHATMA GANDHI’S DREAM OF A CLEAN INDIA.WE HAVE INTRODUCED OUR NEW SYSTEM IN WHICH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BUILD TOILETS IN THEIR HOUSES ARE BEING GIVEN SOME MONEY TO PUT UP THE TOILETS.WE HAVE MADE 3,800 PUBLIC TOILETS IN KOLKATA.

Q- WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT THE CONTROL OF

PLASTIC BAGSANSWER-Well the plastic bags are a big problem. We are trying to use new

methods to stop these problems. We are increasing the use of jute bags. The plastic bags are put on the roads and then tar is poured on them so that the number of plastic bags decrease. Money for buying plastic bags has been introduced.

CONCLUSIONKolkata Municipal Corporation under the leadership of Mayor Sovan

Chatterjee has decreased the property tax rates for the poor slum dwellers, middle class and lower middle class income group. Legal actions have been taken against those who have been avoiding taxes. Administrative reforms, easier tax payment procedures have helped KMC to significantly increase the revenue from property tax. The corporation needs a lot of funding so that it can finish all its projects.

BIBLIOGRAPHYI would like to thank all these websites for helping me do this project-• www.google.com• www.kmcgov.in• www.wikipedia.com• www.yellowpages.com• www.yahoo.com