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THE BIKANER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 2025

The Bikaner Development Authority Act, 2025

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This law establishes the Bikaner Development Authority to oversee urban planning, infrastructure, and land use across the expanded Bikaner Region, including its city, towns, and surrounding villages. It applies to residents, landowners, property developers, and local municipal bodies operating within these designated areas. The legislation empowers the Authority to prepare master development plans, regulate construction, control traffic management, acquire land, and penalize unauthorized developments. By replacing the former Urban Improvement Trust, this Act ensures structured regional growth, modern public amenities, coordinated environmental conservation, and sustainable urban expansion to serve the long-term needs of the region's growing population.

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  1. 4. Composition of the Authority
  2. 5. Meetings of the Authority
  3. 6. Cessation of membership
  4. 7. Constitution and powers of Executive Committee
  5. 8. Appointment of Bikaner Development Commissioner, Directors, Secretary, etc.
  6. 9. Power to create separate common service for the Authority.
  7. 10. Constitution of Committees.
  8. 11. Authentication of orders, etc.
  9. 12. Provision for inviting Government and Local Authority Officers to assist for advice.
  10. 13. Establishment of Bikaner Traffic Control Board.
  11. 14. Constitution and powers of other Functional Boards.
  12. 15. Meetings of the Functional Board.
  13. 16. Functions of the Authority
  14. 17. No other authority or person to undertake certain development without permission of the Authority
  15. 18. Powers of the Authority to give directions
  16. 19. Power of the Authority to require local authority to assume responsibilities in certain cases
  17. 20. Power of the Authority to execute any plan
  18. 21. Civic Survey and preparation of Master Development Plan.
  19. 22. Zonal Development Plan.
  20. 23. Procedure to be followed in the preparation and sanction of Plan.
  21. 30. Revocation and modification of permission to develop
  22. 31. Penalty for unauthorised development for use otherwise than in conformity with the Plan.
  23. 32. Power to require removal of unauthorised development.
  24. 33. Power to stop unauthorised development.
  25. 34. Composition of unauthorised development.
  26. 35. Removal or discontinuance of unauthorised temporary development summarily.
  27. 36. Power to seal unauthorised Development.
  28. 37. Power to require removal of authorised development or use.
  29. 38. Sanction for sub-division of plot or layout of private street.
  30. 39. Recovery of expenses incurred.
  31. 40. Making and contents of Projects and Schemes.
  32. 52. Revocation of allotment and cancellation of lease deed
  33. 53. Acceptance of surrender of rights in certain lands and issue of free hold patta
  34. 54. Funds of the Authority
  35. 55. Loans Fund
  36. 56. Reserve and other Funds
  37. 57. Application of Funds, etc.
  38. 58. Power of the Authority to borrow
  39. 59. Power of the Authority to finance Project and Schemes and impose conditions therefor
  40. 60. State guarantee to loans taken or given by the Authority
  41. 61. Accounts and Audit
  42. 62. Budget
  43. 63. Annual Report
  44. 64. Power to levy certain charges
  45. 65. Urban assessment (ground rent) to be credited to the fund of the Authority
  46. 66. Authority may charge fee for certain licences or permission
  47. 67. Penalty for unauthorised obstruction
  48. 68. Penalty for removing fence, etc. set up for the purpose of carrying out any work
  49. 69. Penalty for disobedience of requisition and furnishing false information, etc.
  50. 70. Encroachment or obstruction upon public land
  51. 71. General provision for punishment of offences
  52. 72. Offence by companies
  53. 73. Cognizance of offences
  54. 74. Fine when realised to be paid to the Authority
  55. 75. Power of the Authority as to legal matters
  56. 76. Immunity to Authority
  57. 77. Notice of suit against Authority.
  58. 78. Mode of proof of record.
  59. 79. Restriction on the summoning of servants of Authority to produce documents.
  60. 80. Constitution of Tribunal.
  61. 81. Constitution of Settlement Committee.
  62. 82. Recovery of moneys due to the Authority as arrears of land revenue.
  63. 83. Power of entry.
  64. 84. Service of notice under this Act.
  65. 85. Officers and other employees of the Authority to be public servants.
  66. 86. Lump sum contribution by the Authority in lieu of taxes levied by local authorities.
  67. 87. Deduction from salary or wages to meet claims of the Authority in certain cases.
  68. 88. Control by State Government.
  69. 89. Power to transfer.
  70. 90. Power of Authority to call for returns, reports, etc.
  71. 91. Act to override other laws.
  72. 92. Delegation of Powers.
  73. 93. Power to call for records.
  74. 94. Local Authorities to continue to perform duties.
  75. 95. Power to make rules.
  76. 96. Power to make regulations
  77. 97. Supremacy of rules and Repeal of Existing Regulations
  78. 98. Power to remove difficulties
  79. 99. Dissolution of the Authority
  80. 100. Bar of jurisdiction of civil court
  81. 101. Dissolution of the Urban Improvement Trust, Bikaner and savings
  82. 102. Repeal and savings
  83. 1. Short title, extent and commencement. Short title, extent and commencement.
  84. 2. Definitions. Definitions.
  85. 3. Establishment of the Bikaner Development Authority. Establishment of the Bikaner Development Authority.
  86. 4. Composition of the Bikaner Development Authority. Composition of the Bikaner Development Authority.
  87. 8(2). Appointment of Directors
  88. 8(3). Appointment of Secretary
  89. 8(4). Appointment of Additional Commissioners and Secretaries
  90. 8(5). Terms of service for appointed officers
  91. 20(2). Direction on Schemes
  92. 20(3). Powers for Executing Work
  93. 20(4). Survey Powers
  94. 24. Date of operation of Plan.-. Date of operation of Plan
  95. 25. Subsequent modification of Plans.-. Subsequent modification of Plans
  96. 26. Implementation of Plan.-. Implementation of Plan
  97. 27. Plans prepared prior to this Act deemed to have been prepared under this Act.-. Plans prepared prior to this Act deemed to have been prepared under this Act
  98. 28. Review of Plan.-. Review of Plan
  99. 29. Declaration of Development Areas.-. Declaration of Development Areas
  100. 30. Power of revocation and modification of permission for development.-. Power of revocation and modification of permission for development
  101. 41. Preparation of Projects and Schemes. Preparation of Projects and Schemes.
  102. 42. Restrictions on use and development of land after declaration of a Scheme. Restrictions on use and development of land after declaration of a Scheme.
  103. 43. Lapse of Scheme. Lapse of Scheme.
  104. 44. Modification or withdrawal of Project or Scheme. Modification or withdrawal of Project or Scheme.
  105. 45. Saving to any Project or Scheme. Saving to any Project or Scheme.
  106. 46. Power to purchase or lease by agreement. Power to purchase or lease by agreement.
  107. 47. Power of State Government to acquire land. Power of State Government to acquire land.
  108. 48. Possession to be made available to the Authority. Possession to be made available to the Authority.
  109. 49. Land to vest in the Authority and its disposal. Land to vest in the Authority and its disposal.
  110. 50. Allotment, regularisation etc. of certain lands. Allotment, regularisation etc. of certain lands.
  111. 51. Transfer to be on free hold or lease hold basis. Transfer to be on free hold or lease hold basis.
  112. 95(3). Power to make rules
  113. 95(4). Power to make rules
  114. 101(1). Transitional provisions
  115. 101(2). Transitional provisions
  116. SCHEDULE. LIST OF CITY, TOWN AND VILLAGES FALLING IN BIKANER REGION

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