Assam Nagara Raj Act, 2007

No: 26 Dated: Dec, 14 2007

THE ASSAM NAGARA RAJ ACT, 2007

ASSAM ACT NO. XXVI OF 2007

    An Act to amend the laws relating to the Corporation and Municipalities in the State of Assam to institutionalize citizens participation in Corporation’s and Municipal functions.

    Preamble:- Whereas it is expedient to amend the laws relating the Corporation and Municipalities in the State of Assam to institutionalize citizens participation in Corporations and Municipal functions e.g. setting priorities, budgeting provisions etc. by setting up of Area Sabha and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

    It is hereby enacted in the Fifty eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:

Part- I

PRELIM INARY

1. Short title, extent and commencement:- .(1) This Act may be called the Assam Nagara Raj Act, 2007.

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam excluding cantonment areas therein.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf.

2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

(a) “Area” means an area as determined in the manner as specified in Section 3;

(b) “Area Sabha” means, in relation to an area, the body of all the persons registered in the electoral rolls pertaining to every' polling booth in the area, in the Corporation or a Municipality;

(c) “budget year” means the period from 1 st April of the year to next 31 st March of every calendar year;

(d) “Chairperson”, means the Councillor of each ward who shall be the Chairperson of that Ward Committee;

(e) “Corporation” means the Guwahati Municipal Corporation;

(f) “Member” means the Area Sabha Representative, elected or appointed in the manner as provided under this Act, who shall be a Member of the Ward Committee;

(g) “Municipality” means the Municipalities of the State o f Assam;

(h) “Ward Infrastructure Index” means a composite index generated by taking into account the condition of all public infrastructure elements in that Ward;

(i) “Ward Committee” means the committee constituted under section 12 of this Act;

(j) “prescribed” means prescribed by rales made under this Act; (k) “State Government” means the Government of Assam;

PART - II

AREA SABHA

Constitution and Governance of Area Sabhas

3. Determination of Area:- The State Government shall, by order, determine,-

(a) the Areas into which each Ward, the Corporation, or Municipality may be divided; and

(b) the territorial extent of each Area, which shall necessarily include the entire geographical territory in which all persons mentioned in the electoral roll of any polling booth in such territory, or, if the Government so decides, two or more contiguous polling booths (not exceeding five such polling booths) in such territory, are ordinarily resident.

4. Area Sabha Representative:- There shall be an Area Sabha Representative for each Area.