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LG – Delhi Administered the Oath to new Chairman, Vice – Chairperson & Members of reconstituted NDMC at Raj Niwas.

New Delhi, November 09:Lieutenant Governor, Delhi – Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena administered the oath of faith and allegiance to the new team of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) led by Shri Keshav Chandra as Chairman and Shri Kuljeet Chahal as Vice – Chairperson with others nominated Members in a ceremony held at Raj Niwas, Delhi.

NDMC has been reconstituted by the Notifications issued from Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India on 17th September, and 5th November, 2024 in which three elected representatives from NDMC area constituencies, four Official- Members and four Non-Official Members have been nominated.

Accordingly, LG – Delhi, Shri Saxena also administered the oath to Ms. Bansuri Swaraj, MP-New Delhi, Shri Virendra Singh, MLA-Delhi Cantt., Shri Anil Valmiki, Smt. Sarita Tomar and Shri Dinesh Partap Singh, and Smt. Niharika Rai, Secretary (Finance), Government of NCT of Delhi as Members of NDMC today evening .

Among them, Shri Kuljeet Chahal has been nominated as the Vice – Chairperson of NDMC as per the notification of MHA.

The oath taking ceremony was also attended by the Chief Minister, Delhi – Ms. Atishi Marlena, Member of Parliament – Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Shri Yogendra Chandolia and Chief Secretary, Delhi- Shri Dharmendra and other Senior Officers of Council & Delhi Government.

In the exercise of the power conferred by the certain provisions of the NDMC Act, 1994, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in every five years is issuing a notification for nominations of the Members of NDMC. As per the NDMC Act every new member before taking his seat, is required to take an oath of affirmation in the prescribed format.

The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 was amended in January, 2012. In accordance with the NDMC (Amendment) Act, 2011, a thirteen member Council headed by a Chairperson governs the New Delhi Municipal Council. Out of 12 members, 2 members are MLAs of New Delhi representing constituencies which comprises wholly or partly the New Delhi area and the Member of Parliament (MP), representing constituency which comprises wholly or partly the New Delhi area, 05 are official members and 04 are non – official members nominated by the Central Government.

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