The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (The Conduct of Business of the Mayor-In-Council/President-In-Council and the Powers and Functions of the Authorities) Rules, 1998

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    "title": "The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (The Conduct of Business of the Mayor-In-Council/President-In-Council and the Powers and Functions of the Authorities) Rules, 1998",
    "short_title": "The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (The Conduct of Business of the Mayor-In-Council/President-In-Council and the Powers and Functions of the Authorities) Rules, 1998",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. 59-18-3-98, dated ",
    "act_year": 1998,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Chhattisgarh",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (The Conduct of Business of the Mayor-In-Council/President-In-Council and the Powers and Functions of the Authorities) Rules, 1998",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 and the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961 as the case may be;\n(b) \"Municipality\" means any Municipal Corporation constituted under Section 7 of the Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 or any Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat constituted under Section 5 of the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961, as the case may be;\n(c) \"Chief Executive Officer\" means Municipal Commissioner in case of Municipal Corporation and Chief Municipal Officer in case of Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat;\n(d) \"Mayor-in-Council\" means the Mayor-in-Council constituted under Section 37 of the Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956;\n(e) \"President-in-Council\" means the President-in-Council, constituted under Section 70 of the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961;\n(f) \"Member-in-Charge\" means such member of the Mayor-in-Council or the President-in-Council, as the case may be, who has been made incharge of any department or departments of the Municipality by the Mayor or President, as the case may be,\n(g) \"Department\" means-\n(1) In case of Municipal Corporation-\n(i) Housing, Environment and Public Works Department;\n(ii) Water Works Department;\n(iii) Health and Medical Department;\n(iv) Market Department;\n(v) Education Department;\n(vi) Women and Child Welfare Department;\n(vii) Food and Civil Supplies Department;\n(viii) Rehabilitation and Employment Department;\n(ix) Revenue Department;\n(x) Law and General Administration Department;\n(2) In case of Municipal Council-\n(i) Housing, Environment and Public Works Department;\n(ii) Water Works Department;\n(iii) Health and Medical Department;\n(iv) Revenue and Market Department;\n(v) Food, Civil Supplies; Rehabilitation and Employment Department;\n(vi) Education, Women and Child Welfare Department;\n(vii) Law and General Administration Department.\n(3) In case of Nagar Panchayat-\n(i) Housing, Environment. Public Works and Water Works Department;\n(ii) Food, Civil Supplies, Health and Medical Department;\n(iii) Revenue and Market Department;\n(iv) Education, Women and Child Welfare Department;\n(v) Rehabilitation, Employment, Law and General Administration Department.\n(h) \"President\" means the President of the Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat;\n(i) \"Authority\" means the authority described in Rule 3;\n(j) \"Council\" means the Corporation in case of Municipal Corporation and Council in case of Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat;\n(k) \"Secretary\" means the officer posted as Secretary by the Chief Executive Officer;\n(l) The words used in these rules but not defined shall carry the same meaning which have been assigned to them in the Act.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of Mayor-in-Council.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Constitution of President-in-Council.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Financial Powers.",
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            "content": "[(i) In case of the Municipal Corporation :-]\nS.No.\nAuthority\nPopulation\nThree lacs or more\nLess than three lacs\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n1\nMunicipal Commissioner\nUpto rupees ten lac.\nUpto rupees two lacs.\n2\nMayor\nExceeding rupees ten lacs but not exceeding rupees twenty\n\t\t\t\tfive lacs.\nExceeding rupees two lacs but not exceeding rupees ten lacs.\n3\nMayor-in- Council\nExceeding rupees twenty five lacs but not exceeding rupees\n\t\t\t\tone crore.\nExceeding rupees ten lacs but not exceeding rupees twenty\n\t\t\t\tfive lacs.\n4\nCorporation\nExceeding rupees one crore.\nExceeding rupees twenty five lacs.]\n[(ii) In case of Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat-]\nS.No.\nAuthority\nMunicipal Council\nNagar Panchayat\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n1\nChief Municipal Officer\nUpto rupees fifty thousand.\nUpto rupees twenty thousand-.\n2\nPresident-in-Council\nUpto rupees five lacs.\nUpto rupees two lacs.\n3\nCouncil\nUpto rupees one crore.\nUpto rupees twenty five lacs.]\n(i) There should be budget provisions in the sanctioned budget and the amount available in the relevant budget head for the work concerned.\n[(ii) In case of Municipal Corporation the services of some qualified consultant may be taken for assistance in the technical and other matters subject to the qualification and procedure specified by the State Government in this behalf. In case of Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat the technical sanction shall be obtained in the manner prescribed in these rules.]\n(iii) Such works which are of the policy nature or relevant to the whole city, irrespective of the amount of expenses likely to be incurred therein, the prior approval of the Council shall have to be obtained.\n(iv) The prior approval of the Corporation or the Council, as the case may be, shall have to be obtained for giving any grant or reward to any institution or person (excepting the employees).\n[(v) In the proposal of construction work in any ward, the recommendation/concurrence of the concerned ward councillor (if the office of the Councillor in the concerned ward is not vacant) Mayor/Commissioner/Local member of Legislative Assembly/Local member of Parliament, shall be necessary.]\n[(vi) In case of Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat the tender shall be invited for construction work or purchase of material in accordance with the provisions of the Work Manual of the Public Works Department and recommendation of the Tender Committee, constituted under these rules, shall be obtained on the tenders so received.]\n(vii) Where the amount of expenditure involved exceeds rupees one thousand and does not exceed rupees ten thousand, it shall be necessary to call atleast three quotations and it shall be necessary for the sanctioning authority to ensure that the rate which is being sanctioned, is not more than the prevailing market rate :\n[(viii) In case of Municipal Corporation the works which are sanctioned by the Municipal Commissioner. Mayor, Mayor-in-Council within the limit of their jurisdiction and if the amount expenses on the work so sanctioned exceeds ten times of their original jurisdiction (For example when the Municipal Commissioner has sanctioned the works upto rupees ten lacs) then this information be given immediately to his senior authority. Similarly, the same procedure shall be followed by the Mayor and Mayor-in-Council. In case of Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat each authority shall give information to the authority senior to him within fifteen days of the expenditure, exceeding fifty per cent or more, of the maximum financial power vested in him.]\n(ix) In case of the exercise of financial powers by the Mayor-in-Council or the President-in-Council, as the case may be, information in all relevant cases shall be submitted in the next meeting of the Council.\n[5A. Thirty per cent purchase from the businessman belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Tender Committee.",
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            "content": "(i)\nChief Municipal Officer\nChairman\n(ii)\nExecutive Engineer, if available, otherwise Assistant\n\t\t\t\tEngineer and if the Assistant Engineer is also not available then\n\t\t\t\tSub-Engineer.\nMember\n(iii)\nThe Head of the Department of such department to which the\n\t\t\t\twork relates.\nMember-Secretary.]",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Mode of executing contracts.",
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            "content": "[8. Technical and Administrative Sanction.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Other powers and functions of the Mayor-in-Council.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Other powers and functions of the President-in-Council.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[10A. Alternative arrangement on non-compliance of instructions contained in Rules 3 and 4.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Conduct of business.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Execution of Resolution, Order.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Time limit for the disposal of the case.",
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            "content": "d\n;fn izdj.k ;FkkfLFkfr es;j&bu&dkSafly ;k izslhMsUV&bu&dkSafly ds {ks=kf/kdkj dk gS rc eq[; dk;Zikfydk vf/kdkjh }kjk ,sls izdj.k ij] ftl :i esa izLrko ;FkkfLFkfr es;j&bu&dkSafly ;k izslhMsUV&bu&dkSafly ds le{k izLrqr fd;k x;k Fkk] mlh :i esa ;g eku fy;k tkosxk fd ;FkkfLFkfr es;j&bu&dkSafly ;k izslhMsUV&bu&dkSafly }kjk ,slk izLrko vuqeksfnr dj fn;k x;k gS vkSj rn~uqlkj izdj.k ij vkxkeh dkjZokbZ dh tk,sxhA\n( [k ) ;fn izdj.k ;FkkfLFkfr egkikSj ;k v/;{k ;k izHkkjh lnL; ds {ks=kf/kdkj dk gS rc eq[; dk;Zikfydk vf/kdkjh }kjk ;FkkfLFkfr egkikSj ;k v/;{k ;k izHkkjh lnL; ls izdj.k okfil ysdj lh/ks vius izLrko ds lkFk ;fn izdj.k ;FkkfLFkfr es;j&bu&dkSafly ;k izslhMsUV&bu&dkSafly ds {ks=kf/kdkj esa vkrk gS rc ;FkkfLFkfr es;j&bu&dkSafly ;k izslhMsUV&bu&dkSafly dks vkSj ;fn ;FkkfLFkfr fuxe ;k ifj\"kn ds {ks=kf/kdkj esa vkrk gS rc ,slk izdj.k vius izLrko lfgr ;FkkfLFkfr fuxe ;k ifj\"kn dh cSBd esa izLrqr djsxkA ] (2) If under sub-rule (1) the case is pending before the Council for a period of more than thirty days, the Chief Executive Officer shall propose to the President (Speaker) in case of Municipal Corporation, and to President in case of Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat, for convening special meeting of the Council, and, if the aforesaid authorities as the case may be, do not permit to convene the special meeting of the Council, the Chief Executive Officer, under intimation to the State Government, shall have power to convene the meeting of the Council in which the orders shall be passed by the Council on such pending case. 14. Head of the department. - The Chief Executive Officer shall nominate any of his subordinate officers as Head of the department for each department of the Municipality :\n[k\n;fn izdj.k ;FkkfLFkfr egkikSj ;k v/;{k ;k izHkkjh lnL; ds {ks=kf/kdkj dk gS rc eq[; dk;Zikfydk vf/kdkjh }kjk ;FkkfLFkfr egkikSj ;k v/;{k ;k izHkkjh lnL; ls izdj.k okfil ysdj lh/ks vius izLrko ds lkFk ;fn izdj.k ;FkkfLFkfr es;j&bu&dkSafly ;k izslhMsUV&bu&dkSafly ds {ks=kf/kdkj esa vkrk gS rc ;FkkfLFkfr es;j&bu&dkSafly ;k izslhMsUV&bu&dkSafly dks vkSj ;fn ;FkkfLFkfr fuxe ;k ifj\"kn ds {ks=kf/kdkj esa vkrk gS rc ,slk izdj.k vius izLrko lfgr ;FkkfLFkfr fuxe ;k ifj\"kn dh cSBd esa izLrqr djsxkA\n(2) If under sub-rule (1) the case is pending before the Council for a period of more than thirty days, the Chief Executive Officer shall propose to the President (Speaker) in case of Municipal Corporation, and to President in case of Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat, for convening special meeting of the Council, and, if the aforesaid authorities as the case may be, do not permit to convene the special meeting of the Council, the Chief Executive Officer, under intimation to the State Government, shall have power to convene the meeting of the Council in which the orders shall be passed by the Council on such pending case.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Head of the department.",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Meeting of the Mayor-in-Council or President-in-Council.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Minutes Book.",
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            "content": "(a) The names of the members present.\n(b) The decision on every case.\n(c) The signature of the Chairman of the meeting and Secretary.\n16&d- f'kfFkyhdj. k %& bu fu;eksa ds fdlh Hkh micU/k dks jkT; ljdkj fo'ks\"k izdj.k ds :i esa f'kfFky dj ldsxhA\n16&d- f'kfFkyhdj.\n16&[k- jk\"V~h; xanh cLrh fodkl dk;Zdze dk fdz;kUo; u %& bu fu;eksa dh dksbZ Hkh ckr ^^jk\"V~h; xanh cLrh fodkl dk;Zdze ds vUrxZr fd;s tkus okys fuekZ.k dk;ksZa ds laca/k esa ykxw ugha gksxhA ,slh lHkh fuekZ.k dk;ksZa dks Lohd`r djus ds vf/kdkj uxj ikfyd fuxeksa dh fLFkfr esa uxj ikfydk fuxe vk;qDr rFkk uxjikfydk ifj\"kn~ dh fLFkfr esa eq[; uxjikfydk vf/kdkjh dks jgsaxs % ijUrq dk;ksZa dh iz'kkldh; Lohd`fr ftyk 'kgjh fodkl vfHkdj.k ds v/;{k gksus ds ukrs dysDVj }kjk nh tk;sxh rFkk fuekZ.k dk;ksZa dh rduhdh Lohd`fr ds laca/k esa dysDVj }kjk ;FkkfLFkfr yksd fuekZ.k foHkkx vFkok yksd LokLF; ;kaf=dh foHkkx ds dk;Zikyu ;a=k vFkok uxjikfydk ds led{k rduhdh vf/kdkjh tks Hkh miyC/k gks] ls izkIr dj nh tk;sxhA ] 17. Repeal. - Immediately before the commencement of these rules :- (1) The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Powers of the Standing Committee and the Procedure for the Conduct of its Business) Rules, 1997; (2) The Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation (Conduct of Business of the Standing Committee) Rules, 1997; (3) The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Duties, Powers and Procedure for Conduct of Business of the Departmental Committees) Rules, 1997; (4) The Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation (Financial Power of the Authorities and Contract) Rules, 1994; (5) The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Financial Powers of the Authorities and the Limit for Inviting Tenders) Rules, 1994. and all rules, bye-laws or orders, corresponding to these rules, if any, shall stand repealed from the date of commencement of these rules : Provided that any action taken or anything done under the rules, bye-laws or orders so repealed shall, so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of these rules, be deemed to have been taken or done under the corresponding provisions of these rules.\n16&[k- jk\"V~h; xanh cLrh fodkl dk;Zdze dk fdz;kUo; u %& bu fu;eksa dh dksbZ Hkh ckr ^^jk\"V~h; xanh cLrh fodkl dk;Zdze ds vUrxZr fd;s tkus okys fuekZ.k dk;ksZa ds laca/k esa ykxw ugha gksxhA ,slh lHkh fuekZ.k dk;ksZa dks Lohd`r djus ds vf/kdkj uxj ikfyd fuxeksa dh fLFkfr esa uxj ikfydk fuxe vk;qDr rFkk uxjikfydk ifj\"kn~ dh fLFkfr esa eq[; uxjikfydk vf/kdkjh dks jgsaxs %\n16&[k- jk\"V~h; xanh cLrh fodkl dk;Zdze dk fdz;kUo;\nijUrq dk;ksZa dh iz'kkldh; Lohd`fr ftyk 'kgjh fodkl vfHkdj.k ds v/;{k gksus ds ukrs dysDVj }kjk nh tk;sxh rFkk fuekZ.k dk;ksZa dh rduhdh Lohd`fr ds laca/k esa dysDVj }kjk ;FkkfLFkfr yksd fuekZ.k foHkkx vFkok yksd LokLF; ;kaf=dh foHkkx ds dk;Zikyu ;a=k vFkok uxjikfydk ds led{k rduhdh vf/kdkjh tks Hkh miyC/k gks] ls izkIr dj nh tk;sxhA ] 17. Repeal. - Immediately before the commencement of these rules :- (1) The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Powers of the Standing Committee and the Procedure for the Conduct of its Business) Rules, 1997; (2) The Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation (Conduct of Business of the Standing Committee) Rules, 1997; (3) The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Duties, Powers and Procedure for Conduct of Business of the Departmental Committees) Rules, 1997; (4) The Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation (Financial Power of the Authorities and Contract) Rules, 1994; (5) The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Financial Powers of the Authorities and the Limit for Inviting Tenders) Rules, 1994. and all rules, bye-laws or orders, corresponding to these rules, if any, shall stand repealed from the date of commencement of these rules :\nijUrq dk;ksZa dh iz'kkldh; Lohd`fr ftyk 'kgjh fodkl vfHkdj.k ds v/;{k gksus ds ukrs dysDVj }kjk nh tk;sxh rFkk fuekZ.k dk;ksZa dh rduhdh Lohd`fr ds laca/k esa dysDVj }kjk ;FkkfLFkfr yksd fuekZ.k foHkkx vFkok yksd LokLF; ;kaf=dh foHkkx ds dk;Zikyu ;a=k vFkok uxjikfydk ds led{k rduhdh vf/kdkjh tks Hkh miyC/k gks] ls izkIr dj nh tk;sxhA",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Repeal. - Immediately before the commencement of these rules :-",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Repeal.",
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            "content": "(1) The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Powers of the Standing Committee and the Procedure for the Conduct of its Business) Rules, 1997;\n(2) The Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation (Conduct of Business of the Standing Committee) Rules, 1997;\n(3) The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Duties, Powers and Procedure for Conduct of Business of the Departmental Committees) Rules, 1997;\n(4) The Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation (Financial Power of the Authorities and Contract) Rules, 1994;\n(5) The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Financial Powers of the Authorities and the Limit for Inviting Tenders) Rules, 1994.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "cg103",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. 59-18-3-98, dated 22-9-1998, C.G. Rajpatra Part 2, dated 27-11-1998",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1998",
        "Short Title": "The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (The Conduct of Business of the Mayor-In-Council/President-In-Council and the Powers and Functions of the Authorities) Rules, 1998",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Chhattisgarh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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