The Municipal Company of Gurugram has constituted ward committees in all 36 wards to strengthen citizen participation and enhance grassroots governance, officers mentioned on Friday.
The choice was taken underneath provisions of the Haryana Municipal Company Act, 1994, and the Municipal Citizen Participation Act, 2008. Officers mentioned the order adopted a decision handed within the municipal company assembly held on January 29, 2026.
The committees intention to make sure energetic involvement of residents in native governance, monitor growth works and facilitate implementation of presidency schemes on the ward stage. They are going to play a key function in getting ready, implementing and monitoring ward-level growth plans, whereas encouraging innovation, native initiatives and public-private partnerships to boost venture execution.
“The committees will assist the company in well timed assortment of municipal taxes, charges and different dues. As well as, they may monitor the upkeep of primary civic facilities resembling parks, playgrounds, roads and streetlights of their respective wards,” mentioned Pradeep Dahiya, MCG commissioner. He added that they may help within the functioning of well being centres, illness prevention, household welfare programmes and play an essential function in reporting and managing conditions arising out of epidemics or pure disasters.
Whereas officers mentioned the committee would come with folks with related information and energetic engagement with the problems, particulars concerning eligibility standards, choice course of, tenure and remuneration are but to be clarified
A serious duty might be supporting the administration in strong waste administration and overseeing sanitation preparations. The committees will monitor cleanliness-related works and guarantee efficient implementation of sanitation initiatives. They will even help in figuring out beneficiaries for growth and welfare schemes to make sure advantages attain real residents transparently.
Mayor Rajrani Malhotra mentioned the committees will put together ward-level growth plans and budgets and guarantee well timed completion of works. Infrastructure indices for every ward might be ready and periodic studies submitted to the company, she mentioned, including that the panels will report on implementation of the Act and different assigned obligations.
Issuing the order, Dahiya mentioned the committees will strengthen good governance, transparency and citizen participation. Officers mentioned the transfer is predicted to bridge the hole between residents and the civic physique, making governance extra responsive and accountable.
