MHA issues notification, MCD to turn into single entity from May 22

The Union home ministry on Wednesday issued a notification for the reunification of three municipal corporations of Delhi (MCD) into a single entity with effect from May 22, 2022. With this, the South, North, and East MCD will be treated as one Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

According to the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022, the central government will appoint a “special officer" to run the new unified civic body until the first meeting of the corporation is held.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 (10 of 2022), the central government hereby appoints the 22nd day of May, 2022, on which the Municipal Corporation of Delhi shall be constituted,” the notification reads.


The Act reduces the number of wards to 250 from the existing 272, which means that the MCD will have to undergo a delimitation exercise before elections. The Centre will form a delimitation commission to carry out the demarcation of wards.

It further seeks to unify the three municipal corporations into a single, integrated and wellequipped entity; ensure a robust mechanism for synergised and strategic planning and optimal utilisation of resources; and bring about greater transparency, improved governance and more efficient delivery of civic service for the people of Delhi, as per the Act.