महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र
असाधारण भाग पाच--अ
ंवर्ष १०, अंक ६(२)] शुक्रवार, मार्च १, २०२४/फाल्गुन ११, शके १९४५ [पृष्ठे ३, किंमत : रुपये ३६.००
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MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE SECRETARIAT
The following Bill was introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on the 1st March, 2024 is published under Rule 117 of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rules :—
L. A. BILL No. IX OF 2024.
A BILL
FURTHER TO AMEND THE MAHARASHTRA MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT.
LIX of 1949.
WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, for the purposes hereinafter appearing; it is hereby enacted in the Seventy-fifth Year of the Republic of India, as follows :—
Short title.
1. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2024.
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भाग पाच-अ-१०--१२ महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग पाच-अ, मार्च १, २०२४/फाल्गुन ११, शके १९४५ LIX of 1949.
Amendment of section 5 of LIX of 1949.
2. In section 5 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, in sub-section (3), for the first proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely :—
Mah. of 2024.
"Provided that, after the commencement of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2024, in respect of general elections to the Corporations, each of the wards shall elect as far as possible four Councillors, but not less than three and not more than five Councillors, and each voter shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, be entitled to cast the same number of votes, as the number of Councillors to be elected in his ward :" .
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महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग पाच-अ, मार्च १, २०२४/फाल्गुन ११, शके १९४५ ३STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
First proviso to sub-section (3) of section 5 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act (LIX of 1949) provides that, in respect of the general elections to the Corporations, each of the wards shall elect as far as possible three Councillors, but not less than two and not more than four Councillors, and each voter shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, be entitled to cast the same number of votes, as the number of Councillors to be elected in his ward.
2. After taking the review of the present situation and with a view to ensure effective implementation of services and development schemes in the wards, it is necessary to provide that, each of the wards of the Municipal Corporations shall elect as far as possible four Councillors, but not less than three Councillors and not more than five Councillors. For that purpose, it is proposed to substitute first proviso to sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act.
3. This Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.
Mumbai,
EKNATH SHINDE,
Dated the 29th February, 2024. Chief Minister.
Vidhan Bhavan : JITENDRA BHOLE,
Mumbai,
Secretary (1) (I/C),
Dated the 1st March, 2024. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.