The Telangana Infrastructure Development Corporation Act, 1998

The Telangana Infrastructure Development Corporation Act, 1998

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This Act establishes the Telangana Infrastructure Development Corporation to plan, build, operate, and manage essential public infrastructure across the State of Telangana. It regulates major civic facilities, including drinking water supply systems, sewerage and sewage treatment works, sanitation projects, public health initiatives, inland transportation, and minor irrigation tanks. Applying to state government departments, local municipal and rural bodies, contractors, and residents, the legislation transfers relevant government assets and liabilities to the Corporation. It matters because it empowers a dedicated corporate body to mobilize financial resources, acquire land, execute large-scale development projects efficiently, and ensure clean water and public sanitation services for the state.

  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Establishment of Telangana Infrastructure Development Corporation.
  4. 5. Constitution of Executive Committee.
  5. 6. Disqualification for Membership and removal of Members.
  6. 8. Constitution of Committees.
  7. 9. Provision for inviting officers of Government and Local Authority and others.
  8. 10. Filling up of casual vacancies of Members.
  9. 11. Acts or Proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancy or informality etc.,
  10. 13. Transfer of assets and liabilities
  11. 14. Valuation and dispute resolution of assets
  12. 15. Power of the Government to vest or entrust projects, works and schemes to the Corporation.
  13. 16. Transfer of assets and liabilities of the Government to the Corporation.
  14. 17. Functions of the Corporation
  15. 18. General Powers of the Corporation
  16. 19. Charges for providing facilities and rendering services
  17. 20. Responsibility of the Corporation for payment of interest on borrowed money
  18. 21. Prohibition of construction of any facility for extraction of surface water without approval of Corporation
  19. 22. Co-ordination with other authorities to minimise inconvenience caused by projects or works or schemes of the Corporation
  20. 23. Powers to be exercised by the Corporation under certain Laws
  21. 24. Powers of the Government to issue directions
  22. 25. Application of the provisions of Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1989
  23. 26. Power to acquire land
  24. 27. Transfer of Government lands to Corporation.
  25. 28. Powers of Corporation to dispose of land etc.
  26. 29. Application of Corporation assets etc.
  27. 32. Grants, subventions, loans and advances to the Corporation.
  28. 34. Acceptance of deposits by Corporation.
  29. 35. Power to spend.
  30. 36. Expenditure on objects other than those stated in section 17.
  31. 39. Sanction of budget estimates.
  32. 40. Government as Guarantor.
  33. 42. Interest, charges and other expenses to be added to and receipts taken for reduction of capital cost.
  34. 44. Apportionment of, betterment charges levied by Government.
  35. 46. Accounts and Audit
  36. 47. Concurrent and special audit of accounts
  37. 48. Furnishing of annual reports and returns etc.
  38. 49. Rehabilitation of affected persons
  39. 50. Execution of contracts etc.
  40. 51. General penalty
  41. 52. Power of entry
  42. 53. Dues to be recovered as an arrear of land revenue
  43. 55. Public notice how to be made known
  44. 56. Notice period for performance
  45. 59. Unless otherwise expressly provided, no court shall take cognizance of any offence relating to property belonging to,
  46. 61. Penalty for obstruction.
  47. 62. Delegation of powers of Corporation.
  48. 63. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  49. 64. Chairman, Managing Director, Members and Officers etc. to be Public Servants.
  50. 65. Effect of provisions inconsistent with other laws.
  51. 66. Power to make rules.
  52. 67. Power to make regulations.
  53. 68. Power to remove doubts and difficulties.
  54. 69. Dissolution of Corporation.
  55. 70. Repeal of Ordinance 8 of 1998.

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