Delhi Government has decided to split the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) into three smaller bodies while the number of wards will remain at the existing 272. The decision to this effect was taken at meeting chaired by Delhi Chief Minister Mrs Sheila Dikshit. Talking to reporters after the meeting, Mrs Dikshit described the decision as a step forward in the direction of efficient and responsive municipal administration. She said that there will be separate municipal authority for East, South, and North in the capital city which will go a long way in streamlining the delivery of services by the municipal bodies. She said that out of the total 272 seats fifty per cent of the seats will be reserved for women as against the existing 33 per cent. Mrs Dikshit said a four-member committee of officials have been appointed to finalise nitty-gritties for setting up of the new bodies following which a proposal will be sent to the Union Home Ministry for approval.