On December 9th, 2025, Shri Manish Tewari asked the Minister of Home Affairs about the tenure of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Mayor. Question number 1510 asked if the government was considering proposals to: 1) Increase the tenure of the Mayor from one year to five years; 2) Hold direct elections for a five-year Mayor, similar to Haryana; 3) Rebalance functions between the Chandigarh Administration and the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation; and 4) Address why the 30% revenue-sharing formula recommended by Finance Commissions does not apply to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. Shri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, answered that at present, no proposal is under consideration regarding items (a) to (c). For item (d), The Finance Commission recommends the distribution of revenue between the Union and the States and that since Chandigarh is a Union Territory, these recommendations are not applicable to it. The budgetary requirements of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh are met through Grants-in-Aid from the Union Budget.
Key Entities Referenced
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation: The municipal body whose Mayor's tenure and functioning are the subject of the parliamentary question.
Finance Commission: Referenced as the body that recommends the 30% revenue-sharing formula, which is under discussion for its applicability to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.
Chandigarh: Union Territory and location central to the applicability of the policies mentioned, specifically regarding revenue sharing and mayoral elections.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The ministry answering the parliamentary question regarding the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1510
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9TH DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 18, 1947
(SAKA)
TENURE OF CHANDIGARH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAYOR
1510. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is considering any proposal to increase the
tenure of the Mayor of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation from the
present one year to a fixed five-year term, and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether such a five-year Mayor, if proposed, would be elected through
direct elections by all electors of Chandigarh, similar to the model
adopted in the adjoining State of Haryana;
(c) whether the Government proposes to rebalance or reallocate functions
and departments between the Chandigarh Administration and the
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, in view of the Corporation’s persistent
financial constraints and its limited ability to discharge statutory
functions; and
(d) the reasons why the 30% revenue-sharing formula recommended by
various Finance Commissions for revenue sharing between the
Union/State Governments and Panchayati Raj Institutions does not apply
to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, particularly with respect to
funds appropriated to Chandigarh from the Union Budget?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a) to (c): At present, no such proposal is under consideration.-2-
L.S.US.Q.NO. 1510 FOR 09.12.2025
(d): The Finance Commission recommends the distribution of revenue between
the Union and the States. Since Chandigarh is a Union Territory, these
recommendations are not applicable to it. The budgetary requirements of the
Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh are met through Grants-in-Aid from the
Union Budget.
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