The election for the posts of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was held today at the Civic Centre headquarters. BJP Councillor Satya Sharma, representing Ward No. 226 (Gautampuri), was elected unopposed as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee, while Satyapal Singh, Councillor from Ward No. 248 (Karawal Nagar West), was elected unopposed as the Deputy Chairperson.
Following her election, Satya Sharma expressed her gratitude to the top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party for reposing faith in her once again. She also conveyed her sincere thanks to Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President Nitin Nabin, Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta, and BJP Delhi State President Harsh Malhotra for their guidance and support.
Sharing her vision for the new term, Sharma said that her agenda would be based on five key priorities:
Clean Delhi – Strengthening sanitation services, improving solid waste management, and accelerating efforts to make Delhi cleaner and more beautiful.
Healthy Delhi – Enhancing healthcare services in MCD hospitals, dispensaries, and public health institutions to provide better medical facilities to citizens.
Educated Delhi – Improving the quality of education in MCD schools, upgrading infrastructure, and ensuring the holistic development of students.Good Governance – Promoting transparency, accountability, and technology-driven administration while ensuring that public interest remains paramount in every decision.
Strong MCD – Strengthening the Municipal Corporation of Delhi financially and administratively so that it becomes more capable, self-reliant, and efficient in delivering timely civic services.
Sharma stated that, as in her previous tenure, the Standing Committee would continue to function as a platform for healthy and constructive dialogue. She assured that councillors from both the ruling party and the opposition would be given equal opportunities to express their views and that every issue concerning public welfare would be discussed in a democratic and meaningful manner.She further said that one of her foremost priorities during the new term would be to fulfil the commitments made by the Bharatiya Janata Party to the people of Delhi during the 2022 MCD elections. She added that the public welfare schemes and development projects announced in the Budget of Standing Committee during the previous financial year would be implemented in a time-bound manner.
Sharma observed that the coordinated efforts of the BJP’s triple-engine government are bringing visible positive changes in Delhi. She noted that the legacy waste dumps at Bhalswa, Okhla, and Ghazipur are steadily shrinking and that concerted efforts are being made to eliminate them within the stipulated timeframe. She said that that sanitation, solid waste management, park development, road maintenance, and improvement of civic amenities would continue to receive focused attention.
She further stated that timely financial assistance from the Delhi Government has ensured that MCD employees are receiving their salaries on the first day of every month. She added that the timely release of funds has also enabled the MCD to implement several development projects and public welfare schemes on schedule, thereby accelerating development works and improving civic services across the city.
Sharma called upon councillors across party lines,MCD officers, employees,and the people of Delhi to work together in strengthening the MCD and making it a more transparent, efficient, and citizen-centric institution dedicated to public service.
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