THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY ACT, 1994* - nrcddp

the case may be] shall prepare every year in such form, as may be prescribed, a development plan for the wardalongwith an estimate of the expenditure therefor, for the next year and after finalising it in a meeting heldthree months before a financial year, submit thesame to the Municipality concerned.69 [(2) Every Municipality shall prepare every year a development plan for the succeeding year consideringthe development plans submitted by the Ward Committees or Ward Sabhas of the Municipality in theprescribed manner for that Municipal area and submit the same to the District Planning Committee beforesuch date as prescribed].Explanation.— For the purpose of this section "development plan" means a development plan foreconomic development, social justice 70 [Improvement of living conditions, creation of employmentopportunities and increase of production capacity] in relation to matters enumerated in the Twelfth Schedule to theConstitution including the matters to which the administrative power vests in the Municipality under theprovisions of this Act or any other law.71 [(3) Every Municipality shall prepare a master plan for its development in the prescribed manner with focus onscientific spatial planning taking into account its resources and as per the fiscal investment and submit thesame to the District Planning Committee.(4) Municipality shall have the power to prepare and implement detailed town planning schemes as perthe laws relating to Town Planning for the time being in force subject to the master plan approved by theGovernment.]52. Entrustment of Schemes to Municipalities for implementation.—(1)Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the Government may, subject to thecondition, as they may think fit to impose, entrust by an order published in the Gazette to a Municipality,implementation of such schemes of economic development and social justice including the schemes in relation tothe matters enumerated in the Twelfth Schedule to the Constitution, as they deem fit.(2) Where the Government entrust a scheme under sub-section(l) to a Municipality,they shall allot to that Municipality such fund and staff as may be necessary to enable theMunicipality to implement the scheme.(3) Where disciplinary action has to be inititated against any officer as referred to insub-section (2), the Chairperson concerned shall have the right to conduct enquiry againstsuch officer or employee and report the same to Government.(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) a Municipal Council shall,subject to the rules as may be made in this behalf, have power to impose minor penalties onany such officer or employee.Explanation.—In this section 'Minor penalty' has the same meaning as is given to 'minor penalty' inthe Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1960.65A. Sub-section (4) added by Act 8 of 1995, w.e.f. 5-8-1995.66. Substituted for the words "under this Act" by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.67. Sub-sections (5), (6) & (7) added by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.68. Substituted for the words "Every Ward Committee" by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.69. Sub-section (2) except the explanation substituted by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.70. Substituted for the words "and improvement of living conditions" by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.71. Sub-section (3) & (4) substituted by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-199972. Section 52A inserted by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.72 [52A. Regulation of Municipal electrical undertakings.— The administration of Municipality onany of the undertakings for generating, transmitting, supplying and consuming the electrical energy shall not becontrary to the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (Central Act 9 of 1910) or Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (CentralAct 54 of 1948) or the rules made under these Acts or the conditions in the licence issued to theMunicipality, and shall be subject to the conditions as may be prescribe].53. District Planning Committee,— (1) The Government shall constitute in every