LAID BACK APPROACH

  • 30/04/1994

  • Down To Earth

States still "considering" legislation:
Sikkim
Uttar Pradesh

States preparing legislation with assistance from the Times Research Foundation:
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Maharashtra

States drafting bills:
Arunachal Pradesh
Tripura
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Haryana (Amendment Bill for the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973)
Bihar

Bills referred to committees:
Andhra Pradesh (amendments to existing laws)
Goa
Meghalaya

Bills awaiting political approval:
Himachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh

Bills awaiting cabinet approval:
Assam
Haryana (draft bill for enacting the Faridabad Municipal Corporation Act)

Bills awaiting Parliamentary approval:
Manipur (under President's Rule)

Bills being reconsidered for conformity with Act's provisions:
West Bengal

States seeking exemption:
Mizoram (has no municipal bodies)
Nagaland (has only town committees)

Legislation passed but no official confirmation:
Kerala

Legislation passed
Gujarat
Delhi

Source: Ministry of Urban Development