Government of West Bengal

Office of the District Magistrate, Uttar Dinajpur

Raiganj at Karnajora

(Municipal Affairs Section)

1. The name of the Section                       :         Municipal Affairs Section.

2. Staff strength & present status             :

3.  Guiding Act & rules                           :1. West Bengal Municipal Act 1993:                    

                                                                           2. West Bengal Municipal Elections Act, 1994.

                                                                           3. West Bengal Municipal Elections (Reservation of Seats)  

                                                                                Rules, 1994.

                                                                     4.  West Bengal Municipal (Ward Committee) Rules, 2001.

                                                                           5.  Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.

                                                                           6.  West Bengal Apartment Ownership Rules, 1974

                                                                           7.  West Bengal Valuation Board Act, 1978

                                                                           8.  West Bengal Valuation Board (Valuation of Land and Building 

                                                                                 Rules, 1984

                                                                           9.  West Bengal Fire Services (Fire Prevention and Fire Safety)

                                                                                 Rules, 2003

                                                                           10. West Bengal Fire Services (Fire Licence) Rules, 2004

                                                                           11. West Bengal Municipal Employees’(Recruitment) Rules, 2005

                                                                           12. West Bengal Building (Regulation of Promotion of

                                                                                 Construction and Transfer by Promoters) Act, 1993

                                                                           13. West Bengal Building (Regulation of Promotion of

                                                                                 Construction and Transfer by Promoters) Rules, 1995

                                                                           14. West Bengal Lifts and Escalators Act, 1955

                                                                           15.  West Bengal Municipal (Area Sabha) Rules, 2009

4.       Nature of works                                      :   The section deals with Municipalities under this district and co-

                                                                        ordinates their activities with the Director Local Bodies, West 

                                                                        Bengal and Municipal Affairs Deptt., West Bengal and also co-

                                                                        ordinates with SUDA. Preparation of Bills under Plan & Non-

                                                                        Plan Heads of U.L.Bs, Conduct of Municipal General Election 

                                                                        of Raiganj, Kaliyaganj, Islampur and Dalkhola Municipality.

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS SECTION, UTTAR DINAJPUR

Financial Summary of Different Development Schemes of the Municipalities under Uttar Dinajpur.

Report on Various Development Schemes of the Municipalities under Uttar Dinajpur District up to the month of September,2014