Guwahati Administration

Guwahati falls under the Kamrup district in Assam. The district administration is headed by the Deputy Commissioner. Elected bodies like corporations, municipality and town committee are constituted for management and implementation of developmental schemes. The GMC, GMDA, Guwahati Development Department are responsible for the proper administration of Guwahati.

Guwahati city  is governed, developed and managed by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC). The GMC manages an area of 216 km². The Guwahati Municipal Corporation is the creation of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1971. GMC is headed by a council of 60 elected ward commissioners. A Mayor and a Deputy Mayor heads the council. For the supervision of works there are 5 standing committees of the council.

Office of the Commissioner
Guwahati Municipal Corporation
Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam
Pin: 781001
Email id: - gmccom@gmail.com, adcomgmc@gmail.com
Phone: - 0361-2540525
Fax: 0361-2631800, 361-2561447
Toll free number - 18003453628

The planning and development of the Greater Guwahati Metropolitan Area rests with the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA). The GMDA is improving the Guwahati Master Plan and building bylaws. It manages an area of 340 km².

Shri. Anurag Singh, IFS (As on 17/06/2016)
Chief Executive Officer,
Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority
3rd Floor, STATFED Building,
G.M.C.H. Road, Bhangagarh,
Guwahati-781005,
Ph- 0361-2529824, 2529650 (O)
Fax- 0361-2529991 (F)
Email : ceogmdaghy@gmail.com
Website: https://gmda.assam.gov.in/

A special department of the government of Assam the Guwahati Development Department has been formed in the recent times for the larger development of the Guwahati city. The department manages the development of the Guwahati city through the development works carried out by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation and the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority and the other departments of the government of Assam.

Guwahati is a Lok Sabha Constituency in Assam. The Guwahati Lok Sabha Constituency comprises of the assembly segments as- Dudhani (ST), Boko (SC), Chaygaon, Palasbari, Jalukbari, Dispur, Guwahati East, Guwahati West, Hajo and Barkhetry.