New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, has accepted the proposal for the great revision and reconstitution of the Apex Committee and District Development Committees (DDCs) throughout the National Capital Territory of Delhi, partially modifying the unique framework established on November 15, 1999.
According to a press launch, the overhaul updates the two-tier governance mechanism to replicate the reorganisation of Delhi into 13 income districts – increasing the setup from 9 to 13 District Development Committees – whereas updating departmental designations to strengthen inter-agency coordination and ground-level monitoring.
Under the revised construction, the Principal Secretary (Public Works Department) has been formally inducted as a everlasting Member of the Apex Committee. Given that the PWD features because the principal executing company for main highway, flyover, and public infrastructure works in Delhi, its inclusion bridges a long-standing structural hole, guaranteeing that mission execution, inter-departmental synergy, and field-level planning are seamlessly built-in into high-level coverage evaluations, the discharge stated.
Chaired by the Chief Minister, the reconstituted Apex Committee contains all Cabinet Ministers, Chairpersons of all 13 District Development Committees, the Chief Secretary, the Chairman of the Standing Committee (MCD), and administrative heads of key departments together with Finance, Urban Development, Planning, General Administration, MCD, NDMC, and Delhi Jal Board.
The Vice Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has additionally been made a daily Member, with the Secretary (Revenue)-cum-Divisional Commissioner serving because the Member-Secretary. Obsolete designations, together with the erstwhile Delhi Vidyut Board and Principal Secretary to CM, have been formally dropped, the discharge added.
The DDC framework serves as a significant platform to decentralise decision-making, empower native discipline authorities, and remove inter-agency silos. By actively bringing collectively elected representatives, civic companies, and division heads, the restructured framework is geared toward guaranteeing time-bound execution of civic tasks, swift grievance redressal, and responsive public service supply throughout each district of Delhi. (ANI)