Mandalay City Development Committee

Mandalay City Development Committee
မန္တလေးမြို့ စည်ပင်သာယာရေး ကော်မတီ
Agency overview
Formed December 29, 1992 (1992-12-29)
Jurisdiction City of Mandalay
Headquarters Mandalay City Hall
Agency executive

The Mandalay City Development Committee (Burmese: မန္တလေးမြို့ စည်ပင်သာယာရေး ကော်မတီ; abbreviated MCDC) is the administrative body of Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar (Burma).[1] MCDC has wide-ranging responsibilities, including city planning, land administration, tax collection, and urban development.[1] MCDC raises its own revenues through tax collection, fees, licenses and property development.[1] MCDC's chairman acts as Mayor of Mandalay, and sits as the Municipal Minister for the Government of Mandalay Region.[1] MCDC is currently chaired by Mayor Ye Lwin.[2]

History

MCDC was established first established by the State Law and Order Restoration Council's 1992 City of Mandalay Development Law.[3] In 2002, the said law was repealed by State Peace and Development Council and replaced with the 2002 City of Mandalay Development Law.[4] MCDC was formed by the Prime Minister of Burma, and legally comprises 5 to 9 members, including a Chairman who acts as the Mayor, and a Vice-Chairman, who acts as the Vice-Mayor.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The State of Local Governance: Trends in Mandalay. United Nations Development Programme. December 2014.
  2. ↑ Si Thu Lwin (6 April 2016). "Mandalay Region Cabinet Approved". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "THE CITY OF MANDALAY DEVELOPMENT LAW (1992)" (PDF). State Law and Order Restoration Council Law. 29 December 1992. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 "City of Mandalay Development Law (2002)" (PDF). State Peace and Development Council. 14 November 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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