Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Declaration of intention to create and specify limits of Municipal areas: (I) The Government may after making such inquiry as it may deem fit and having regard to: (a) the population of any urban area; the density of population therein; (c) the revenue generated for the local administration of such area; (d) the percentage of the employment in non-agricultural activities; (e) the economic importance of such area and such other factors, as may be considered relevant by a notification, declare its intentions to create and specify Municipal areas clearly defining the limits of the local areas to be included in the Municipality, Provided that such declaration may be made as Municipal Council area where the population of such area is 20,000 and above and Town Council area for such area where the population is below 20,000 but not less than5000. Provided further that the State Government may declare a smaller urban area having a population below 5000 and not less than 1000 as Urban Station Committee area. (2) A copy ofthe notification shall be published and shall also be affixed in a conspicuous place in the Office of the Deputy Commissioner and such other place as the Government may direct.