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Nagar panchayat

Form of urban political unit in India

Summary

Form of urban political unit in India

A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 and less than 40,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat. The population requirement for a town panchayat can vary from state to state.

Such councils are formed under the panchayati raj administrative system. In census data, the abbreviation T.P. is used to indicate a "town panchayat". Tamil Nadu was the first state to introduce the panchayat town as an intermediate step between rural villages and urban local bodies (ULB). The structure and the functions of the nagar panchayat are decided by the state government.

Governance

Each nagar panchayat has a committee consisting of a chairperson or president with ward members. Membership consists of a minimum of ten elected ward members and three nominated members. The chairperson or president is the head of the nagar panchayat. The NAC members of the Nagar are elected from the several wards of the nagar panchayat on the basis of adult franchise for a term of five years. One third of the seats are reserved for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes and women. The councillors or ward members are chosen by direct election from electoral wards in the nagar panchayat.

Alongside the elected officials, the state government appoints officers to facilitate the administration and functioning of nagar panchayats, such as chief executive officers, secretaries, superintendents, engineers, and health inspectors. These officers are appointed based on specific rules and regulations set by the state government. The structure and the functions of the nagar panchayat are decided by the state government.

Each Indian state has its own management directorate for panchayat towns.

Karnataka:
Kerala: Local Self Government Department
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu: Directorate of Town Panchayats

Revenue sources

Property tax
Professional tax
License fees, rents and other charges such as water charges
Surcharge on stamp duty
Devolution grants from the government
Other miscellaneous incomes such as interest on deposits
Own incomes from municipal assets (such as incomes from municipal town hall, municipal market)

References

"The Constitution (seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992". Ministry of Law and Justice.
(2 February 2013). "About Us: Urbanization in Karnataka, ULB Organization Chart, DMA Organization Chart". Directorate of Municipal Administration, Government of Karnataka.
"Census Data 2001 / Metadata: 24. Abbreviations Used". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
"About Us: Town Panchayats Administration: Introduction". Directorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu, Directorate of Town Panchayats. "Town Panchayat Administration".
"Local Self Government Department". Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala.
"Directorate of Town Panchayats". Directorate of Town Panchayats, Nadu.
"About Us".

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