PART I EXTRAORDINARY

(1)

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

(G)

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT – MUNICIPAL

ELECTIONS - FIXATION OF STRENGTH OF ELECTED MEMBERS, RESERVATION OF

SEATS, DELIMITATION OF WARDS, DETERMINATION OF SPECIFIC WARDS IN

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS - DELEGATION OF CERTAIN POWERS VESTED WITH THE

GOVERNMENT

TO

THE

COMMISSIONER

&

DIRECTOR

OF

MUNICIPAL

ADMINISTRATION, AP AND THE DISTRICT COLLECTORS – NOTIFICATION –ISSUED.

[G.O.Ms.No.60, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (G) Department, 12^th January, 2020]

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section70-F of Municipal Corporations Act,1955

(formerly GHMC Act, 1955) read with Section 11 of the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Act,

1979, Section 11 of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, 1981, Section 18 of AP Municipal

Corporation Act, 1994 and Sections 5 & 8 of Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 read with Section 14,

14-A of AP Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 and also read with Criteria for fixation of the Strength

of the Elected Members in Municipal Corporations in the State” issued vide G.O.Ms.No.358

MA&UD (Ele.II) Dept., dt.27.04.2005, “AP Municipal Corporation (Reservation of seats) Rules,

1995” issued vide G.O.Ms.No.44 MA&UD (Ele.I) Dept., dt.06.02.1995, “The Andhra Pradesh

Municipal Corporations (Delimitation of Wards) Rules, 1996” issued vide G.O.Ms.No.570 MA&UD

(Elec.2), dt.06.11.1996, the following powers vested with the Government are hereby delegated to the

Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration and the District Collectors:-

1. The power of “Fixation of strength of Elected Members of the Municipal Corporations” is

delegated to the Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration/Director of

Municipal Administration.

2. The power of “Reservation of Offices of various categories i.e. STs, SCs, BCs and

Women in the Municipal Corporations” is delegated to the Commissioner & Director of

Municipal Administration/Director of Municipal Administration.

Registered No. HSE-null

No.123

AMARAVATI, SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2020

G.1103

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

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ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

[PART-I

3. The power of “Delimitation of Wards (Division of Municipal Corporations into Wards)”

is delegated to the Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration/Director of

Municipal Administration.

4. The power of “Determination of specific wards to be reserved to SCs STs, BCs and

Women in Municipal Corporations” is delegated to the District Collectors concerned and

as

per

the

instructions

of

the

Commissioner

&

Director

of

Municipal

Administration/Director of Municipal Administration.

J.SYAMALA RAO

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT