Nabadwip Municipality | |
Coa Res: | 300px |
Coa Alt: | Logo of Nabadwip Municipality |
Coa Caption: | Coat of Arms |
House Type: | Municipality |
Foundation: | (as Nadia Town Committee) |
Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
Leader1: | Bimankrishna Saha |
Leader2 Type: | Vice Chairman |
Leader2: | Shachindra Basak |
Seats: | 24 |
Structure1 Res: | 300px |
Session Res: | 300px |
Last Election1: | 2022 |
Next Election1: | 2027 |
Nabadwip Municipality is the self-governing and urban local body of the town Nabadwip of Nadia district of the Indian state West Bengal. It is a registered government organisation. The primary and main objective of Nabadwip Municipality is to provide all municipal facilities to all of the citizens.
As per the Town Development Act, 1850, town committees were being founded in various towns. Nadia Town Committee was established in 1 April 1869[1] as per the Bengal Municipal Improvement Act, 1864. Election process was started in 1876. At that time, 8 of the 12 members were elected by the tax-payers and rest 4's were nominated. The fist meeting was held in the house of Late Gurudas Das in 1869. Eleven members along with two British men were present at that meeting. They were:
Initially, after the establishment in 1869, the name of the Nadia Town Committee was changed to Nadia Municipal Committee in 1877. Later in 1915, the municipal committee was awarded to municipality status and the name was finally set to Nabadwip Municipality.[2]
The election was to held in April or May, 2020 and the previous chairman and vice-chairman was to be valid till then. But due to COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, this process is paused and the current administrator is working.
Serial No. | Divisions | |
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1 | General administration | |
2 | Collection | |
3 | Public works department (PWD) | |
4 | Water Supply | |
5 | Public health | |
6 | Electricity | |
7 | Education | |
8 | Finance | |
9 | Warehouse |