Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (Urdu: بلدیہَِ عظمیٰ کراچی) is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in most of Karachi, the capital of Sindh.
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation بلدیہ عظمی کراچی | |
|---|---|
| 2023-2027 term | |
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Preceded by | Karachi Municipal Corporation |
| Leadership | |
Salman Abdullah Murad, PPP since 15 June 2023 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 367 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (169)
Opposition (194) |
| Elections | |
| Mixed member majoritarian: | |
Last election | 15 January 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
City Council Hall | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Constitution | |
| Sindh Local Government Act 2013 | |
History edit
1846 edit
Karachi Conservancy Board was established to control cholera epidemics in Karachi during British rule in 1846.[1] The board was upgraded into the Municipal Commission in 1852.
1853 edit
In 1853 the Municipal Commission was turned into Karachi Municipal Committee. The foundation stone of the Karachi Municipal Corporation Building was laid on Bandar Road in 1927.
1933 edit
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In 1933 the Karachi Municipal Committee was upgraded to the Karachi Municipal Corporation by the Karachi Municipal Act.
1976 edit
The Karachi Municipal Corporation was turned into the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation in 1976.
1987 edit
Zonal Municipal Committees were established in 1987. The zonal committees were merged again into the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. Five district municipal corporations were established in 1987.
2000 edit
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation was abolished in 2000 and five district municipal corporations were merged into City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided into 18 town and 178 union councils.
2011 edit
In 2011 Sindh Government restored again Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and five district municipal corporations.
2015 edit
In 2015, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation consisted of 305 members, including 209 general members and chairmen of union committees, and 96 reserved members.[2]
The numbers of KMC council members since 1979 is as follows:[3]
| SN | Tenure | Counsel head and post | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1884 | 32 | |
| 2 | 1910 | 36 | |
| 3 | 1933 | Jamshed Nusserwanji Mehta | 57 |
| 4 | 1979-1983 | Abdul Sattar Afghani (Mayor) | 166 |
| 5 | 1983-1987 | Abdul Sattar Afghani (Mayor) | 232 |
| 6 | 1988-1992 | Dr. Farooq Sattar (Mayor) | 77 |
| 7 | 2001-2005 | Naimatullah Khan (Mayor) | 255 |
| 8 | 2006-2010 | Nasreen Jalil (Naib Nazim CDGK) | 255 |
| 9 | 2016-2020 | Waseem Akhter (Mayor) | 308 |
| 10 | 2023-2027 | Murtaza Wahab (Mayor) | 367 |
Budget edit
KMC and Karachi budget formulated by its mayors and administrators during their tenure.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
| Fiscal
Year |
Amount
(Rs. Billion) |
Amount
($. Million) |
Mayor | Administrator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | 0.1008 | - | [12] | ||
| 1971-72 | 0.103 | - | |||
| 1972-73 | 0.113 | - | |||
| 1973-74 | 0.162 | - | |||
| 1974-75 | 0.191 | - | |||
| 1975-76 | 0.243 | - | |||
| 1976-77 | 0.253 | - | |||
| 1977-78 | 0.324 | - | |||
| 1978-79 | 0.388 | - | |||
| 1979-80 | 0.459 | Abdul Sattar Afghani | |||
| 1980-81 | 0.549 | sic | |||
| 1981-82 | 0.628 | sic | |||
| 1982-83 | 0.891 | sic | |||
| 1983-84 | 0.940 | 70 | sic | - | |
| 1984-85 | 1.127 | 83.4 | sic | - | |
| 1985-86 | sic | ||||
| 1986-87 | sic | ||||
| 1987-88 | sic | ||||
| 1988-89 | 1.936 | 105 | Farooq Sattar | revenues grew at an average rate of 11 per year from 1988 to 1992, | |
| 1989-90 | 2.482 | 118 | sic | ||
| 1990-91 | sic | ||||
| 1991-92 | 2.841 | 115 | sic | ||
| 1994-95 | 4.5 | 151 | - | Faheem Zaman Khan | |
| 2001-02 | 5.7 | 102 | Naimatullah Khan | - | |
| 2002-03 | 20.5 | 320 | sic | - | |
| 2003-04 | 27.7 | 470 | sic | - | |
| 2004-05 | 32.6 | 560 | sic | - | |
| 2005-06 | 43.8 | 740 | |||
| 2006-07 | 44.2 | 730 | Mustafa Kamal | - | |
| 2007-08 | 45.695 | 750 | sic | - | |
| 2008-09 | 37.1 | 460 | sic | - | |
| 2009-10 | 52.36 | 610 | sic | - | |
| 2010-11 | 53.9 | 630 | - | Fazl-ur-Rehman | |
| 2011-12 | 44.5 | 510 | - | M. Hussain Sayed | |
| 2012-13 | 31.6 | 330 | - | sic | |
| 2013-14 | 35.5 | 330 | - | Hashim Raza Zaidi | |
| 2014-15 | 33.1 | 320 | - | Rauf Akhter | |
| 2015-16 | 33.8 | 320 | - | Roshan Ali Sheikh | |
| 2016-17 | 26.7 | 250 | - | Laiq Ahmed | |
| 2017-18 | 27.1 | 251 | Waseem Akhter | - | |
| 2018-19 | 27.1 | 220 | sic | - | |
| 2019-20 | 26.4 | 170 | sic | - | |
| 2020-21 | 24.8 | 150 | sic | - |
KMC-operated hospitals edit
- Sobhraj Maternity Hospital[13][14]
- Karachi Medical & Dental College[15]
- Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases
- Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
- Sarfaraz Shaheed Hospital
- Spencer’s Ey Hospital
- Leprosy Hospital
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Karachi, Pakistan » City Info » History
- ^ "Jailed MQM leader takes oath as Karachi mayor today". epaper.dawn.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ Jamal, Rashid (2019). "Comparative Analysis of Municipal Powers in Karachi". Pakistan Perspective. 24 (2). ISSN 2707-899X.
- ^ "KARACHI: Rs52.3bn city govt budget passed unanimously". DAWN.COM. 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Baloch, Latif (2007-07-01). "KARACHI: Rs45,695m CDGK budget approved". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "CDGK unveils Rs44 billion budget". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "KMC budgets: Why they went up and down | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ a b Document of The World Bank Report No. 11106-PAK STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT PAKISTAN SINDH SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT NOVEMBER 24, 1993 Energy and Infrastructure Operations Division Country Department III South Asia Region
- ^ DAHLBURG, JOHN-THOR (1994-12-31). "Down-to-Earth Pakistani Pilot Tries to Clean Up 'Nightmare' City : Asia: Faheem Zaman went from flying Bhutto around to running Karachi. Now he's rising above graft". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ Urban government finances in Karachi - World Bank
- ^ Ghaus, Aisha (1989). "Municipal, Finances - A Case Study of Karachi". Pakistan Economic and Social Review. 27 (2): 77–108. ISSN 1011-002X. JSTOR 25825036.
- ^ Urban government finances in Karachi - World Bank
- ^ Siddiqui, Tahir (18 July 2021). "Sindh cabinet approves plan to take over four KMC hospitals". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (6 July 2020). "Mayor wants KMC hospitals to function round the clock". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "KMC Function". www.kmc.gos.pk. Retrieved 2023-05-28.