Surat Municipal Corporation

Surat Municipal Corporation

Surata Mahānagarapālikā
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Daxesh Mavani[1], BJP
Leader of opposition
Payal Sakariya, AAP
Municipal Commissioner
M.S Shalini Agarwal I.A.S.
Structure
Seats120 councillors
Political groups
Government
  •   BJP (103)[2]

Opposition

Length of term
5 years
Elections
Last election
February 2021
Next election
2026
Website
www.suratmunicipal.gov.in

Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is the local civic body responsible for the administration of Surat, Gujarat which has come into being under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Act, 1949. The Surat Municipal Corporation was established on 2 October 1966. Surat Municipal Corporation area 462.149 sq km.[3] It carries out all the obligatory functions and discretionary functions entrusted by the BPMC Act, 1949 with the following mission.

To make Surat a dynamic, vibrant, self-reliant and sustainable city with all basic amenities, Surat Municipal Corporation perceives its role as the principal facilitator and provider of services as detailed below to provide a better quality of people life.

  1. ^ "Daxesh Mavani elected Surat's mayor | Surat News - economictimes". The Economic Times. TNN. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Surat: 10 SMC Councillors leave AAP, and join BJP". DeshGujarat. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Surat City Expansion". The Times of India. 19 June 2020.

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