Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Yadav Calls MCD Councillor Approval Rule For Parks Regressive
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has made councillor or Mayor approval necessary for some RWA park-maintenance proposals.
Devender Yadav, the Delhi Congress chief, says this is a bad change.
He believes it could make it harder for residents to help care for public parks.
He also says councillors already have many responsibilities.
According to him, the extra approval could slow down work.
He warned that it might create opportunities for corruption.
RWAs can receive maintenance payments and free compost under the partnership arrangement.
The article does not include a response from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav criticized mandatory councillor or Mayor approval for RWAs maintaining MCD parks.
Yadav said the rule could discourage Residents’ Welfare Associations from participating in public service.
He said Congress’s Bhagidari Scheme previously supported RWAs’ civic and cleanliness initiatives.
Yadav alleged that the approval requirement could delay park projects and create opportunities for corruption.
Under the PPP arrangement, RWAs reportedly receive ₹13,500 per acre monthly and free compost for maintenance.
- Who
- Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, area councillors or the Mayor, and Residents’ Welfare Associations.
- What
- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi made councillor or Mayor approval mandatory for some RWAs seeking financial assistance or formal partnerships to develop and maintain municipal parks.
- When
- Wednesday, according to the article.
- Where
- Delhi.
- Why
- Yadav said the requirement could discourage civic participation, delay park work, burden councillors, and create opportunities for corruption.
- Civic body
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi
- Approval required
- Concurrence or endorsement from the area councillor or Mayor
- Affected groups
- Residents’ Welfare Associations seeking park-maintenance support or partnerships
- Maintenance arrangement
- Public-Private Partnership
- Monthly payment cited
- ₹13,500 per acre
- Additional support
- Free compost from civic waste centres
- Earlier initiative cited
- Congress’s Bhagidari Scheme supported resident participation in civic management and neighbourhood cleanliness