Karachi Metropolitan Corporation

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation

بلدیہ عظمی کراچی
2023-2027 term
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Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded1933; 91 years ago (1933)
Preceded byKarachi Municipal Corporation
Leadership
Murtaza Wahab, PPP (since 15 June 2023)
Salman Abdullah Murad, PPP (since 15 June 2023)
Structure
Seats367
Political groups
Government (169)
  •   PPP (151)
  •   PML(N) (14)
  •   JUI(F) (4)

Opposition (194)

Elections
Mixed member majoritarian:
  • 246 members elected by FPTP
  • 81 seats for women, 12 seats for labourers, 12 seats for youth, 12 seats for non-Muslims, 2 seats for disabled, 2 seats for transgenders through PR
Last election
15 January 2023
Meeting place
City Council Hall
Website
www.kmc.gos.pk
Constitution
Sindh Local Government Act 2013

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.[1]

History

1846

Karachi Conservancy Board was established to control cholera epidemics in Karachi during British rule in 1846.[2] The board was upgraded into the Municipal Commission in 1852.

1853

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

The Karachi Municipal Corporation Building has evolved an iconic status as one of the landmark structures of Karachi

In 1933 the Karachi Municipal Committee was upgraded to the Karachi Municipal Corporation by the Karachi Municipal Act.

1976

The Karachi Municipal Corporation was turned into the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation in 1976.

1987

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

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

In 2011 Sindh Government restored again Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and five district municipal corporations.

2015

In 2015, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation consisted of 305 members, including 209 general members and chairmen of union committees, and 96 reserved members.[3]

The numbers of KMC council members since 1979 is as follows:[4]

KMC counsel members (1884-2016)
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 2005-2010 Syed Mustafa Kamal (Nazim Karachi) 255
9 2016-2020 Waseem Akhter (Mayor) 308
10 2023-2027 Murtaza Wahab (Mayor) 367

Budget

KMC and Karachi budget formulated by its mayors and administrators during their tenure.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Fiscal

Year

Amount

(Rs. Billion)

Amount

($. Million)

Mayor Administrator Notes
1970-71 0.1008 - [13]
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,

well below the nominal growth of Karachi (ADB study).[9]

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 -

Muhammad Umar Lakhani
Hassan Abidi
Barrister Asad Ahmed
Maria Tahir Chaudhry
Malik Altaf Hussain
Mohsen Khan
Khurram Gayas
Chaudhry Arif

KMC-operated hospitals

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation building.

References

  1. ^ https://www.nation.com.pk/14-Dec-2024/kmc-to-extend-all-possible-cooperation-for-karachi-marathon-scheduled-on-jan-05-2025-mayor-karachi?version=amp
  2. ^ Karachi, Pakistan » City Info » History
  3. ^ "Jailed MQM leader takes oath as Karachi mayor today". epaper.dawn.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ Jamal, Rashid (2019). "Comparative Analysis of Municipal Powers in Karachi". Pakistan Perspective. 24 (2). ISSN 2707-899X.
  5. ^ "KARACHI: Rs52.3bn city govt budget passed unanimously". DAWN.COM. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. ^ Baloch, Latif (1 July 2007). "KARACHI: Rs45,695m CDGK budget approved". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ "CDGK unveils Rs44 billion budget". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^ "KMC budgets: Why they went up and down | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ DAHLBURG, JOHN-THOR (31 December 1994). "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 16 September 2020.
  11. ^ Urban government finances in Karachi - World Bank
  12. ^ Ghaus, Aisha (1989). "Municipal, Finances - A Case Study of Karachi". Pakistan Economic and Social Review. 27 (2): 77–108. ISSN 1011-002X. JSTOR 25825036.
  13. ^ Urban government finances in Karachi - World Bank
  14. ^ Siddiqui, Tahir (18 July 2021). "Sindh cabinet approves plan to take over four KMC hospitals". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  15. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (6 July 2020). "Mayor wants KMC hospitals to function round the clock". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  16. ^ "KMC Function". www.kmc.gos.pk. Retrieved 28 May 2023.