The Nagaland State Finance Commission Act, 2025
The Nagaland State Finance Commission Act, 2025
General202514 sections
The Nagaland State Finance Commission Act, 2025 establishes a formal body to review and improve the financial health of local government institutions in Nagaland, specifically Village Councils and Municipal or Town Councils. This Commission is responsible for recommending how state taxes, duties, and tolls are shared between the state government and these local bodies, and how grants-in-aid are distributed. By ensuring these local entities have sufficient funds, the Act supports the effective delivery of public services at the grassroots level. It mandates that the Commission be reconstituted every five years to maintain oversight and financial accountability.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Constitution of the Commission
- 4. Provided that nothing contained in clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall be construed as requiring the Commission to make recommendations in every case.
- 5. Term of Office and Conditions of Service
- 6. Personal Interest to Disqualify Members
- 7. Disqualification of Chairperson/Members of the Commission
- 8. Removal as Chairperson/Member of the Commission
- 9. Provided that the Chairperson or a Member shall not be removed from office, except after being given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
- 10. Report of the Commission
- 11. Power to Make Rules
- 12. Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith
- 13. Power to Remove Difficulty
- 14. Repeal and Savings
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