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It was the 74th amendment to the Constitution of India in 1992 that brought constitutional validity to municipal or local governments. Until amendments were made in respective state municipal legislations as well, municipal authorities were organised on an ultra vires (beyond the authority) basis and the state governments were free to extend or control the functional sphere through executive ...
Municipal Corporations Act is the statutory Acts created for governing of Municipal Corporations across various Indian towns and cities. [1] Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay and Calcutta by 1762. [2]
In India, a municipal council, also known as nagar palika, nagar parishad or nagar parisad, is a self-governing Urban Local Body that administers a smaller urban areas than municipal corporations, with population of 100,000 or more. However, there are exceptions to that, as previously Nagar Palikas constituted in urban centers with populations ...
The Model Tenancy Act, 2019 is a proposed tenancy law by the Government of India, designed to overhaul the tenancy market in India. [1] [2] [3]In 2019, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, spoke about creating the Model Tenancy Act to replace the archaic rental laws of the country, stating that "they do not address the relationship between the lessor and the lessee realistically and fairly". [4]
A municipal corporation is a type of local government in India which administers urban areas with a population of more than one million. The growing population and urbanization of various Indian cities highlighted the need for a type of local governing body that could provide services such as healthcare, education, housing and transport by collecting property taxes and administering grants ...
The 74th constitutional amendment act mandated the setting up and devolution of powers to Urban local bodies (ULBs) or city governments as the lowest unit of governance in cities and towns. This landmark initiative of the Government of India in 1993 was built upon the premise that all ‘power’ in a democracy rightfully belongs to ‘the ...
The ministry also published the National City Rating, which ranked the cleanest cities in India, under which Indore was rated as the cleanest. [5] The ministry announced Smart Cities in India on 27 August 2015. In July 2019, the ministry released specifications for Metrolite transport system - a cheaper, smaller and slower metro system. [6]
Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is the legislation introduced and approved in Parliament of India and subsequently by President.The system of Municipal Corporation was introduced in India during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras in 1688 followed by municipal corporations in Bombay and Calcutta by 1762. [1]