India, July 23 -- The Delhi government is preparing to propose a major administrative restructuring to the Centre by aligning police jurisdictions with the Capital's newly created revenue districts, a move aimed at improving governance and public service delivery. According to government officials, discussions are underway to expand Delhi's existing 11 police districts to 13 so that their boundaries correspond with the 13 revenue districts notified by the Delhi government last year. Since policing in Delhi comes under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, any such reorganisation will require the Centre's approval.
An official said the proposal is intended to eliminate overlaps between police and civil administration, enabling better coordination in law enforcement, disaster management, land administration and delivery of citizen services. The development comes after the Centre amended the Fourteenth Schedule of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, to bring the names of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) zones in line with the revised revenue district nomenclature. The amendment, notified by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, updates the official list of all 250 MCD wards and the municipal zones under which they fall. Officials said the change establishes uniform administrative terminology across civic and revenue departments, making governance more streamlined.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta welcomed the amendment, saying it would strengthen coordination between the Revenue Department and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. She said adopting a common nomenclature for administrative areas would improve coordination among government departments, facilitate smoother implementation of welfare and development schemes, and make it easier for residents to access public services. Gupta added that the initiative reflects the Centre's emphasis on technology-driven governance, administrative efficiency and citizen- centric reforms. The Delhi government had, in December last year, notified a new administrative framework by creating 13 revenue districts and 39 sub-divisions (tehsils). The restructuring aligns revenue, municipal and proposed police jurisdictions to improve coordination, simplify administration and speed up grievance redressal, subject to the Centre's approval.
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