Haryana creates 20 posts of district municipal commissioners with special powers

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government has created 20 new posts of district municipal commissioners for various districts of the state.

Confirming this, Amit Kumar Aggarwal, director-general, urban local bodies department , Haryana, said that a notification has been issued in this regard. He said that in all the districts (except Charkhi-Dadri and Faridabad) a district Municipal Commissioner each would be posted whereas, Charkhi-Dadri district would be clubbed with Bhiwani district.

While enumerating details about the jurisdiction of these newly created/designated posts of District Municipal Commissioners, he said that for district Gurugram, the district municipal commissioner would have the jurisdiction of municipal council, Sohna, municipal committee, Pataudi, municipal committee, Farukhnagar and municipal committee, Haily Mandi with Headquarter at Gurgaon.

For district Panchkula, the district municipal commissioner would have the jurisdiction of municipal council, Kalka with Headquarter at Panchkula.

Referring to the powers and responsibilities of the district municipal commissioners, Aggarwal said that they would exercise all powers of the deputy commissioners as exercised earlier under the municipal act. Apart from this, superintendence, control and monitoring of the Municipal bodies fall under their jurisdiction. The district municipal commissioners would coordinate with the district administration as well as the other line departments/offices for implementation of the government policies and schemes.

He said that they would also supervise the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes as well as state government schemes or programmes, projects and other activities entrusted to the municipal bodies and take cognizance directly on matters or complaints against officers or officials of the respective municipalities as ex-officio Chief Vigilance Officer.

The district municipal commissioner would be the Head of Office and would exercise all such financial powers relating to municipal councils and municipal committees under his/her jurisdiction in the respective district.

They are empowered to sanction the developmental work/projects up to Rs 50 lakh for each work or project and rate approval up to Rs 50 lakh in respect of Municipal Councils and Municipal Committees falling in their respective jurisdiction.