About Us

Shri Asani Mukhopadhyay and Shri Tapas Dasgupta presently heading the municipality

Shri Gautam Sanyal, WBCS(Executive - Retd.) & Present Executive Officer of Barasat Municipality

Shri Utpal Dutta (WBA&AS) and present Finance Officer of Barasat Municipality

Barasat is a city on the outskirts of the State Capital of West Bengal, Kolkata and is the district headquarters of the district North 24 Parganas. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. The city is an important railway and roadway junction. Barasat is also the name of a sub-division centering the city..

Barasat Municipality was established on 1st April 1869, but up to – 1882, it had not any independent existence, like other offices it was controlled by Magistrate Office. During that time there was no Chairman of the municipality; Magistrate was the Controller of municipality. Later on after 1882 Barasat Municipality had got its own formation..

As per WEST BENGAL MUNICIPAL ACT, 1993, There shall be Chairman-in- Council consisting of the Chairman,Vice-Chairman and other members not exceeding in the case of a municipal area included in Group A, five,in the case of a municipal area included in Group B, four, in the case of a municipal area included in Group C, three. All executive powers..

As per WEST BENGAL MUNICIPAL ACT, 1993, At the first meeting of the Board of Councillors or at the meetings subsequent Ss. 23A-23B] The West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993 29, thereto, the Board of Councillors of every Municipality shall constitute the following Standing Committees :— (a) Finance and Resource Mobilisation Standing Committee..

As per WEST BENGAL MUNICIPAL ACT, 1993, "Chairman" means the Chairman elected under section 17; The Board of Councillors, in its first meeting under section 50B, shall elect in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed, one of its selected members to be the Chairman who shall assume office forthwith after taking oath of secrecy under..

As per WEST BENGAL MUNICIPAL ACT, 1993, The Vice-Chairman and the other members referred to in subsection (1) shall be nominated by the Chairman from amongst the Councillors of the Municipality within a period of thirty days of his entering into office and shall assume office after taking oath of secrecy under section 50A: The Vice-Chairman shall..