The Constitution of India
Constitution of Municipalities
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 243Q
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(a) a Nagar Panchayat (by whatever name called) for a transitional area, that is to
say, an area in transition from a rural area to an urban area;
(b) a Municipal Council for a smaller urban area; and
(c) a Municipal Corporation for a larger urban area,
in accordance with the provisions of this Part:
Provided that a Municipality under this clause may not be constituted in such urban
area or part thereof as the Governor may, having regard to the size of the area and the
municipal services being provided or proposed to be provided by an industrial establishment
in that area and such other factors as he may deem fit, by public notification, specify to be an
industrial township.
1. Inserted by the Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992, s.2 (w.e.f. 1.6.1993).
135 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
(Part IXA. - The Municipalities)
(2) In this article, “a transitional area”, “a smaller urban area” or “a larger urban area”
means such area as the Governor may, having regard to the population of the area, the
density of the population therein, the revenue generated for local administration, the
percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities, the economic importance or such
other factors as he may deem fit, specify by public notification for the purposes of this Part.
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