Gazette of DNH And DD, No. 58, 21 August 2026

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भारत सरकार / Government of India

सरकारी राजपत्र

OFFICIAL GAZETTE

संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली तथा दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन

U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND

DAMAN AND DIU

असाधारण

EXTRAORDINARY

प्राधिकरण द्वारा प्रकाशित / PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Daman 21st August, 2026 30 Sravana, 1948 (Saka) No. : 58

U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF

DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU

Urban Development Department, Daman

No. UD/DMN/JS/2026-27/464 Dated: 21/08/2026

NOTIFICATION

Whereas the draft Notification "The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal Councils (Payment of Honorarium to Chairman/ President and Councillors) Rules, 2026" was published vide Notification No. UD/DMN/JS/2026-27/547 dated 12/06/2026 and published in the Official Gazette of UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in Extraordinary No. 39 dated 16/06/2026.

And whereas, no suggestions / objections were received in respect of the said draft rules within the stipulated time limit.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 63 read with Section 300(1) of the Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Municipal Council Regulation, 2004, the Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is pleased to notify "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, as under:-

"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;

(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 Councils, 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:

Note: - The above rates are as approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs vide their Office

Letter No. 15020/42/2025-Plg.cell dated 19thJanuary, 2026.

The detailed break-up number of posts of elected members of Municipal Councils 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.

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.

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/- (Shivam Teotia) Joint Secretary - Urban Development, UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuEXTRAORDINARY No. 58 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 6

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:

By Order and in the name of Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Sd/- (Shivam Teotia) Joint Secretary - Urban Development, UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

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