Uttarakhand Gairsen Development Council Act 2014
No: 26 Dated: Dec, 03 2014
THE GAIRSAIN DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ACT, 2014
(UTTARAKHAND ACT NO. 26 OF 2014)
(It is hereby Promulgated by the Governor in the Sixty Fifth Year of Republic of India)
Be it enacted in the Sixty fifth year of the Republic of India by the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly as follows :-
CHAPTER 1
PRELIMINARY
1. Short Title, Extent and Commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Gairsain Development Council Act, 2014.
(2) It extends to Block Gairsain of District Chamoli and Block Chaukhutiya of District Almora.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions:- In this Act unless the context otherwise requires –
(a) “Council” means Gairsain Development Council; constituted by sub section (1) of section 4.
(b) “Prescribed” means, Rules prescribed by this Bill (c) “Government” means Government of Uttarakhand;
(d) “Chairman” means Chairman of Gairsain Development Council;
(e) “Co-Chairman” means Co- Chairman of Gairsain Development Council;
(f) “financial year” means year commencing from 1st. April and ending on 31 st. March of the next calendar year.
(g) “Chief Executive Officer” means Chief Executive Officer of the Council.
(h) “Infrastructure Development” means all projects relating to Infrastructure Development such as projects relating to roads & electrification, cleanliness, water conservations and other civil facilities and other essential services and their implementation.
CHAPTER II
3. Functions of the Council:- Functions of the council will be as under :-
(1) to implement and conduct all projects relating to infrastructural development in the Development Blocks of Gairsain and Chaukhutiya.
(2) to implement Master/ Zonal Plan within the council area for planned development.
(3) to ensure complete development by preparing as necessary various types of new schemes in planned manner.
(4) to forward to the Government duly recommended schemes for disposal of public grievances of the council area.
(5) to provide proposals for enforcing the schemes supported by the Central /State Government within the development area to the State Government.
(6) to ensure roads, electrification, cleanliness, water conservation and other civil facilities and to ensure arrangement of essential services. Development schemes will include water resources, land use, agriculture development, development of the area and other related subjects.
(7) to review proper utilization of the funds received from various sources.
(8) to make arrangement of effective disposal system for public grievances within the council areas.
(9) to frame policy for implementation of various development schemes of the State Government keeping in view the development of the council area.
(10) to earmark the land owned by the State Government within the council area and to prepare the proposal for obtaining the same and to prepare proposal for development of residential/ commercial infrastructure facilities thereon.
(11) to prepare synopsis for controlling of problems relating to traffic, transportation and pollution within the council area.
(12) to presume, implement and monitor development schemes for the maximum utilization of natural resources for permanent development of council area.
(13) for the environmental conservation in the council area to undertake plantation of trees and various kind of plants used for cattle feeding to ensure soil conservation and water conservation.
(14) in order to fulfill the objects of the council, to receive financial help, compensation, grants and concessions from Central or other State Government or any other agency, which the council deems necessary, with prior approval of the State Government and further in order to receive the aforesaid to coordinate with said agencies and to use and comply with the said arrangements.
(15) to plan, implement, and monitor schemes towards employment generation, which include local/ farming/production and small scale industries.
(16) to plan, implement, and monitor such other schemes towards development which are necessary for integrated development of the council area.
(17) Gairsain Development Council shall perform the work of infrastructure development only and no rights of Village Panchayat, Nagar Panchayat, Chetra Panchayat & District Panchayat are being encroached. The works being done/performed by the aforesaid local bodies shall have no interference of the Gairsain Development Council.