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The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Act, 1981

The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Act, 1981

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The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Act of 1981 established the local government structure for the city of Vijayawada in India. It applies to all residents, property owners, and administrators within the city limits. The law regulates municipal election procedures, committee formations, and public works contracts. It also mandates seat reservations in local government for women, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and backward classes. Crucially, the Act empowers the city to manage local taxation, water pipelines, and sewerage systems. This legislation matters because it provides a legal framework for local democracy, ensuring essential urban services and representative governance for this growing urban population.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement - (1) This Act may be called the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Act, 1981.
  2. 2. Definitions- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
  3. 3. Establishment of a Municipal Corporation for the City of Vijayawada- (1) With effect on and from the commencement of
  4. 4. Municipal Authorities - The municipal authorities charged with carrying out the provisions of this Act shall be,-
  5. 5. Constitution of Corporation- 1[(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section
  6. 5A. Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes or women, for who seats are reserved, from standing for election to the non-reserved seats in the Corporation.
  7. 6. Works contract for a value exceeding rupees two hundred lakhs after approval of the Corporation shall be submitted to the Government for sanction.
  8. 7. Application of the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporations Act, 1955 to the Corporation - (1) Save as
  9. 8. Transitional provisions – (1) All property, all rights of whatever kind used, enjoyed or possessed by, and all
  10. 9. Appointment of Special Officer - (1) There shall be appointed by the Government, by the notification in the Andhra
  11. 10. Power to remove difficulties – (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the
  12. 11. Power to make rules - (1) The Government may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, make rules to carry out all or any the purposes of this Act.
  13. 12. Repeal of Ordinance 7 of 1981

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