MCD came into existence on 7 April 1958 under an Act of Parliament. Prior to that DMC(Delhi Municipal Committee) was the principal civic body of Delhi. Guru Radha Kishan served for the longest consecutive period as a councillor of the MCD(initially Delhi Municipal Committee). Since then, the Municipal Body has always been alive in its constitution and functioning to the growing needs of citizens. The 1993 amendment of the Act brought about fundamental changes in composition, functions, governance and administration of the corporation.
Trifurcation
On 13 January 2012, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi was ‘trifurcated’, i.e. split into three smaller municipal corporations. The new North Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi Municipal Corporation each contain 104 municipal wards, while the smaller East Delhi Municipal Corporation contains 64 wards.
MCD ZONES
Delhi MCD area was divided into 12 zones spread across three smaller municipal corporations:
