Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) In order to effectively organize and manage the Kumbh Mela and allied activities, the Chairperson shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely :— (a) to give such directions to different Government Departments, Powers and functions of Authority. Powers and functions of Chairperson. ¦ÉÉMÉ +É`ö-64---2 6 ¨É½þÉ®úɹ]Åõ ¶ÉɺÉxÉ ®úÉVÉ{ÉjÉ +ºÉÉvÉÉ®úhÉ ¦ÉÉMÉ +É`ö, VÉÖ±Éè 10, 2025/+ɹÉÉfø 19, ¶ÉEäò 1947 agencies, authorities including local authorities, Government companies, statutory bodies or corporations or public trusts and their officers and staff within the limits of Nashik Division as may be necessary,— (i) for organizing and managing Kumbh Mela and allied activities including setting up any infrastructure and providing services ; (ii) for the purpose of traffic, transportation and crowd management ; (iii) for the release and use of resources, including human, material, and financial resources available, with any Government Department, agency and authority including any local authority, Government company, statutory body or corporations within the limits of Nashik Division ; (iv) for the release and use of resources, including human, material and financial resources, available with any Government Department, agency and authority including any local authority, Government company, statutory body or corporations outside the limits of Nashik Division, but within the limits of the State of Maharashtra with the approval of the Government ; and it shall be the duty of the concerned Department, agency, authority including local authority, Government company, statutory body or corporation or public trust or official or staff so entrusted to comply with the directions as part of its official duty : Provided that, no fees shall be charged by the concerned Department, agency, authority including local authority, Government company, statutory body or corporation or public trust for performing such duty ; (b) to control and regulate the movement, traffic and transport of any person or vehicle or vessel in the State of Maharashtra; (c) to requisition services, partly or completely, of any officer or staff of any Government Department, agency, authority including local authority, Government company, statutory body or corporations or public trust within the limits of Nashik Division ; (d) to engage or appoint expert and consultant or companies in the relevant fields to advise and assist ; (e) to procure the exclusive or preferential use of amenities from any Government Department, agency, authority including local authority, Government company, statutory body or corporations and private person and company ; (f) requisition such services, facilities, resources, premises or vehicles as may be necessary ; (g) to enter into agreements for lease of, or requisition or acquire, such land to provide and create such infrastructure as the Authority may decide ; (h) to provide for such civic and other amenities, utilities and services as may be required ; (f) to initiate civil or criminal proceedings against any person for any contravention of provisions of the Act ; (j) to decide or at any time change implementing agency, which ¨É½þÉ®úɹ]Åõ ¶ÉɺÉxÉ ®úÉVÉ{ÉjÉ +ºÉÉvÉÉ®úhÉ ¦ÉÉMÉ +É`ö, VÉÖ±Éè 10, 2025/+ɹÉÉfø 19, ¶ÉEäò 1947 7 may be any Department, local authority, Government company, statutory body or corporation or public trust, or the Authority itself, or to decide or at any time change officers in charge of implementation for various works to be taken up under the Kumbh Mela Plan approved by the State Government and other works related directly or indirectly with Kumbh Mela and allied activities ; (k) to release funds or distribute grants, from time to time, to implementing agency subject to stage, speed and quality of the project and to decide modalities for the same ; (l) to decide terms and conditions of bids, tenders, contracts and agreements for various works, projects and procurements to ensure quality, adherence to timelines ; (m) to direct Departments, local authorities, Government companies, statutory bodies or corporations or public trusts or any concerned officer to impose penalties as per the agreement or contract against the contractors, vendors and others and take such other action as may be required during the implementation of various works, projects or procurement processes ; (n) to do or get done quality control of various projects, works and procurements directly or indirectly related to Kumbh Mela or allied activities ; (o) to call for any report and documents from any Government Department, local authority, Government company, statutory body or corporation or public trust regarding any matter directly or indirectly related to management of Kumbh Mela or allied activities ; (p) to supervise and control management of various tasks, projects, works and procurement directly or indirectly related to Kumbh Mela or allied activities ; (q) to exercise such other powers and perform functions as may be delegated, directed or entrusted by the Government or the Authority, from time to time. (2) The powers and functions mentioned in sub-section (1) shall be exercised only for the purposes of processes, tasks, projects, works or procurements directly or indirectly related to the organization and management of Kumbh Mela and allied activities, and not for any other purpose. (3) In case there is a dispute as to whether any action taken by the Chairperson under sub-section (1) is a part of orgnization or management of Kumbh Mela or allied activities or not, the decision of the State Government thereon shall be final. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the being in force, orders, approvals, instructions and directions given by the Chairperson under this Act to any person, officer or organization shall be binding and final. (5) The Chairperson shall submit report of work done every month to the Authority, Committee of Ministers and the State Government. ¦ÉÉMÉ +É`ö-64---2+ 8 ¨É½þÉ®úɹ]Åõ ¶ÉɺÉxÉ ®úÉVÉ{ÉjÉ +ºÉÉvÉÉ®úhÉ ¦ÉÉMÉ +É`ö, VÉÖ±Éè 10, 2025/+ɹÉÉfø 19, ¶ÉEäò 1947