The Constitution of India has made detailed provisions for ensuring protection of democracy in Parliament and in State Legislatures. Through the 74th amendment, the urban local bodies have a framework to operate under.
This article explores the previous KMC act of 1974 under which BBMP was functioning and the current BBMP Act 2020.
But first, let us understand the 74th Amendment of the Constitution and what it means
The Bill as reported by the Joint Parliamentary Committee was taken up for consideration and passed by the Lok Sabha on 22nd December, 1992 and by the Rajya Sabha on 23rd December, 1992 and it received the assent of President on 20th April, 1993. It was published in the Government Gazette on 20th April, 1993 as the “Constitution (Seventy Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992”.
Local Government, that is to say, the constitution and powers of municipal corporations, improvement trusts, district boards, mining settlement authorities and other local authorities for the purpose of local self-Government or village administration.
The Constitution (Seventy Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 – main provisions introduced by the above Act are as under:-
(i) Constitution of Municipalities- It provides for constitution of 3 types of municipalities depending upon the size and area namely
(ii) Nagar Panchayat for an area in transition from rural to urban area; (ii) Municipal Council for smaller urban area; and
(iii) Municipal Corporation for larger urban areas. Demographic and other conditions, which are determining factors for constituting a particular type of municipality differ a great deal from one State to another.
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