The Arunachal Pradesh MUNICIPALITY Disclosure Act 2009

THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH MUNICIPALI1Y DISCLOSURE ACT. 2009

2::nd April , 2009) AN ACT to provide for transparency and accountability in the functioning of Municipalities in the State of Arunachal Pradesh. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arunachal Pradesh in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of the India as follows:-

1. ( 1) This Act may be called the Arunachal Pradesh Short title, extent

Municipality Disclosure Act, 2009;

1. (2) It shall extend to such Municipalities, as may be

notified by the State Government of Amnachal

Pradesh from time to .ime ;

1. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (i) "Assets" means all immovable assets in the Municipality; (ii) "Municipality" means an institution of self-Government constituted under Article 243,Q of the Constitution of India;

Every Municipality shall maintain and publish all its records duly catalogued and indexed, in a manner and form which enables the Municipality under this Act to disclose the required informations as specified in Part A and Part B of Appendix to the Act at quarterly intervals;

Manner of Disclosure shall include:- (i) "Assets" means all immovable assets in the Municipality; (ii) Newspaper in regional, Hindi and English language; (iii) Internet ; (iv) Notice boards of the Municipality ; (v) Ward Offices ; (vi) Any other mode, as may be prescribed, by the State Government under this Act, or Rules made thereunder or notification issued from time to time.

other plan concerning the development of the Municipal area;

Rules to be made under this Act, together with

information on the value of works, time of completion and details of contract ;

in the previous year by the following:-

1. (a) Taxes, duties, cess and surcharge, rent from the properties, fees from licenses and permission ;
2. (b) Taxes, duties, cess and surcharge, rent from the properties. fees from licenses and permission that remain uncollected and the reasons thereof:
3. (c) Share of taxes levied by the State Government and transferred to Municipality and the grants released to the Municipality ;
4. (d) Grants released by the State Government for implementation of the schemes, projects and plans assigned or entrnsted to the Municipality the nature and extent of utilization;
5. (e) Money raised through donation or contribution from public or non Government agencies ;

as may be prescribed by the State Government under Part A or Part B. A.B. Shukla, IAS, Secretary to the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar.