Civic administration
Main article: Raipur Municipal Corporation
Raipur city has a Municipal corporation. It was initially established by the British on 17
May 1867, initially named Raipur Municipal Committee.[22] It was upgraded to Raipur
Municipal Corporation in the year 1973.[22] The area of the municipal corporation is
503.67 km2 (194.47 sq mi).[1][23] RMC is governed under the guidelines mentioned in the
Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961.[23] As per the 2011 Census of India, the urban
agglomeration population in Raipur, Durg - Bhilai was 3,186,632. The three urban cities
of Raipur, Bhilai, and Durg in the west-central region of Chhattisgarh together create the
Raipur - Bhilai - Durg Tri-City Metro area.
The functions of the municipal corporation are the construction of health centres,
educational institutes, and schools, and the periodic maintenance of the houses.[24] In
addition to taking the responsibility of constructing basic civic infrastructure, flyovers,
and roads, it is also developing recreational centres such as museums, community
halls, and parks. Along with basic civic infrastructure, flyovers, and roads. [24]
The executive committee consists of the Commissioner, Deputy commissioner, city
health officers, executive engineers, zone commissioners, and other staff.[25] The
Municipal Commissioner of Raipur is Vishwa Deep (I.A.S).[26] The current mayor
is Meenal Choubey from BJP. The Mayor in the council consists of the Mayor who is the
ex officio chairperson of the MIC. Among elected councillors, the mayor elects them to
the council.[25] There are 70 wards and 8 zones within the Raipur Municipal
Corporation.[24] The zonal ward committees are headed by chairpersons who are elected
by ward councillors of the respective zone.[27]
The recent municipal elections were held on 11 February 2025. The political parties in
the majority at the municipal level are BJP and INC. The estimated municipal budget for
the 2017-2018 period is ₹ 2,612,667. Key revenue sources are tax income, fees and
charges, sanitation charges, grants and donations, and capital income.[28]
The city is a part of Raipur District with Gaurav Kumar Singh, IAS/Collector and
DM.[29] The collector heads the district administration department.[29] The upper collector,
deputy collector, and joint deputy assist the Collector. Another governing agency that is
active in the city of Raipur is the Urban Administration And Development,
Chhattisgarh.[29]
Master plan
Raipur Master Plan 2021 recognizes the need for planned development to take the
pressure off the downtown core and meet the need for green spaces and bodies of
water in that area. The plan calls for dense housing in new subdivisions on the outskirts
and well-planned high-rise commercial and industrial development along with the NH-
6 as well as on the north side of the city.[30]
Legislative assembly and state agencies
Raipur is a Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency in central Chhattisgarh. Raipur's Lok
Sabha seat is unreserved. Brijmohan Agrawal of BJP is the current Member of
Parliament, Lok Sabha from the city.[31] There are seven Vidhan Sabha seats in Raipur
district, including three in
