भारत सरकार / Government of India
Daman 16th June, 2026 26 Jyaistha, 1948 (Saka) No. : 39
U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU
Urban Development Department, Daman
Daman
No. UD/DMN/JS/2026-27/547
Dated: 12/06/2026
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 63 read with Section 300(1) of the Dadra
and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal Council Regulation, 2004 (No. 2 of 2004) read
with the “Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Adaptation of State Law and Presidential
Regulations) Order, 2020”, the Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is
pleased to notify the “The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal Councils
(Payment of Honorarium to Chairman/ President and Councillors) Rules, 2026” applicable to the
Municipal Councils of the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and inviting objections/
suggestions from the general public.
All Stakeholders and General Public may submit their objections/suggestions in writing, if any,
addressed to the Joint Secretary, Urban Development, UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman &
Diu, Secretariat, Kachigam, Daman – 396 210 within 30 days of publication of this Notification on
Official Gazette.
सरकारी राजपत्र
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
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U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND
DAMAN AND DIU
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधिकरण द्वारा प्रकाधित / PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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“The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal Councils (Payment of Honorarium
to Chairman/ President and Councillors) Rules, 2026.”
1. Short title and commencement –
(i).
These Rules may be called “The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Municipal Councils (Payment of Honorarium to Chairman/ President and
Councillors) Rules, 2026”.
(ii).
It shall come into force with effect from 1st April, 2026, as the date of Notification and
publication in the Official Gazette of Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu.
2. Definition - In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
(i).
“Administration” means the Union Territory Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
and Daman and Diu;
(ii).
“Administrator” means the Administrator of the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and Diu appointed by the President of India under article 239 of the
Constitution;
(iii).
“Chief Officer” means an officer appointed under the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman
and Diu Municipal Council Regulation, 2004;
(iv).
“Councillor” means a person elected to a ward of a Municipal Council through election
under the Regulation;
(v).
“Disbursing Authority” means the authority notified under Rule 7;
(vi).
“Elected Representatives of Municipal Council” means person(s) elected in the wards
of the Municipal Council, as specified, through elections;
(vii).
“Honorarium” means the monthly payment made to the Office bearers specified in these
rules;
(viii). “Month” means a calendar month;
(ix).
“Municipal Council” means a Municipal Council constituted under Section 8 of the Dadra
Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal Council Regulation, 2004 (No.2 of 2004);
(x).
“Officer Bearer” means Elected Representatives of Municipal Councils of Union
Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;
(xi).
“President” means the President (Chairman) of a Municipal Council Elected under Section
53 of the Regulation;
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(xii).
“Regulation” means the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal Council
Regulation, 2004 (No. 2 of 2004);
(xiii). “Secretary, Urban Development” means the Secretary incharge of the Department of
Urban Development in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and
Diu;
(xiv). Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning
assigned to them in the Regulation or by any other Authority or Dictionary.
3. Applicability - These rules shall apply to —
(i).
The President/Chairman and Vice-President of the Municipal Council, and
(ii). All elected Councillors of the Municipal Councils;
within the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
4. Honorarium –
(i).
Subject to the provisions of these rules, every eligible office bearer of Union Territory of
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, as mentioned under shall be entitled to receive
a monthly consolidated honorarium, as admissible, at following rates:
Sr.
No.
Elected Representative
/ Office Bearer
No. of Posts
Honorarium per
month
1
Chairman/ President of the Municipal Council
03
₹ 10,000
2
Councilors of the Municipal Council
40
₹ 5,000
Note: - The above rates are as approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs vide their Office
Letter No. 15020/42/2025-Plg.cell dated 19th January, 2026.
The detailed break-up number of posts of elected members of Municipal Council is referred
as Annexure I, appended with this Notification.
Provided that, in case of the Municipal Council, a person who is elected as a Councillor
is thereafter elected as a President/ Chairman of the Municipal Council, then such person
shall only be entitled for the honorarium of a President/ Chairman, as the case may be.
(ii). The honorarium shall be admissible for the period commencing from the date on which the
office bearer assumes charge of office and shall be payable up to the date on which the office
bearer demits office, provided that no honorarium shall be admissible for any period prior to
the commencement of these Rules, i.e., with effect from 1st April, 2026.
(iii). The honorarium shall be payable for each completed month of holding office, and
proportionately for a part of the month, where applicable, in accordance with orders issued
by the Administration.
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5. Non-entitlement of honorarium –
(i).
No honorarium shall be admissible for any period during which the Office bearer -
a)
Is under suspension or ceases to exercise the powers and functions of the office under
the Regulation or any order issued thereunder;
b)
Is disqualified or removed from the office in accordance with the provisions of the
Regulation.
(ii). In case of any such Elected Representatives of Municipal Council remaining absent as
prescribed under the Regulation, or if ordered, by the Secretary Urban Development, the
honorarium shall stand withheld for the entire duration of such absence.
(iii). Any honorarium drawn for a period subsequently found to be inadmissible shall be liable to
recovery in accordance with the applicable financial rules.
6. Nature of Honorarium –
(i).
The honorarium payable under these rules shall not be treated as salary or wages.
(ii). The payment of honorarium shall not confer any right to pension, gratuity, leave salary, or
any other service benefits.
7. Disbursing Authority –
(i).
The Chief Officer of the Municipal Council shall be the Disbursing Authority in respect of
the President/ Chairman and the Councillors of the Municipal Council.
(ii). The Disbursing Authority shall ensure that payments are made strictly in accordance with
these rules and the financial instructions issued by the Administration from time to time.
8. Preparation and Maintenance of Honorarium Bills and Records and Countersignature –
(i).
The Accountant or the Account Section of the Municipal Council, under the supervision of
the Chief Officer, shall be responsible for the preparation, scrutiny and maintenance of
monthly honorarium bills and records in respect of the President/ Chairman and The
Councillors of the Municipal Council.
(ii). The records shall include — (a) participation details of all the Office bearers, where
prescribed; (b) sanction orders; (c) acquittance rolls and proof of payment; and (d) any other
documents as required under the applicable financial rules.
(iii). All records shall be preserved for such period as prescribed under the record retention rules
of the Administration and shall be open to audit.
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9. Mode of Payment - The honorarium shall be disbursed through electronic transfer to the bank
account of the eligible office bearer or through such other mode as may be approved by the
Administration.
10. Budget Provision - The expenditure on payment of honorarium under these rules shall be debitable
to the Budget Head or such other corresponding Head of Account, as may be notified by the Finance
Department of the U.T. Administration, from time to time.
11. Audit and accountability –
(i).
The payment of honorarium shall be subject to audit by the competent audit authority.
(ii).
Any irregular or excess payment detected during audit shall be recoverable from the concerned
office bearer or the responsible official, as the case may be.
12. General – The Secretary Urban Development may issue Orders in clarification of these Rules, if
any difficulty or otherwise arises in implementation of this Rules.
By Order and in the name of
Administrator of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and Diu
Sd/–
(Arun Gupta)
Joint Secretary - Urban
Development,
UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli
and Daman & Diu
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Annexure I
[Refer sub rule (i) of Rule 4]
The details of posts in Urban Local Bodies (Municipal Councils) of Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and Diu are as under:
Name of the post
Silvassa
Daman
Diu
Total
Chairman / President of Municipal
Council
01
01
01
03
Councillors of the Municipal Council
14
14
12
40
By Order and in the name of
Administrator of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and Diu
Sd/–
(Arun Gupta)
Joint Secretary – Urban
Development,
UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli
and Daman & Diu
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