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 Punjab Right to Information (Disclosure of Information by public authorities providing services in Municipalities) Rules, 2012
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 Punjab Right to Information (Disclosure of Information by public authorities providing services in Municipalities) Rules, 2012
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 Rule PUNJAB-RIGHT-TO-INFORMATION-DISCLOSURE-OF-INFORMATION-BY-PUBLIC-AUTHORITIES-PROVIDING-SERVICES-IN-MUNICIPALITIES-RULES-2012 of 2012
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* Published on 18 July 2012
* Commenced on 18 July 2012
 Punjab Right to Information (Disclosure of Information by public authorities providing services in Municipalities) Rules, 2012
 
 Published vide Notification No. G.S.R. 35/C.A.22/2005/Ss. 4 and 28/2012, dated 18.7.2012
 
 Last Updated 21st January, 2020
 
 Government of Punjab Department of Local Government
 
 No. G.S.R. 35/C.A.22/2005/Ss. 4 and 28/2012. - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (xvii)  of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 read with section 28 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central Act 22 of 2005), the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following rules, namely :-
 
### 1. Short title, commencement and application.
(1) These rules may be called the Punjab Right to Information (Disclosure of Information by public authorities providing services in Municipalities) Rules, 2012.
 
(2) They shall come into force at once.
 
(3) They shall apply to all the Municipalities in the State of Punjab.
 
### 2. Definitions.
 - In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.-
 
(a) 'Appendix' means an appendix, appended to these rules ;
 
(b) `assets' means all immovable or movable assets owned by the Municipalities ;
 
(c) `Corporation' means a Corporation constituted under section 4 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 (Punjab Act
 No. 42 of 1976 
 ) ;
 
(d) `Director' means the Director, Local Government, Punjab ;
 
(e) `disclosure of information' means disclosure of information as enumerated in Appendix I and II ;
 
(f) `Government' means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Local Government;
 
(g) `liability' means the amount of money which a Municipality owes to another person, legal or otherwise; and
 
(h) `Municipality' means a Municipality as defined in clause (e) of Article 243P of the Constitution of India.
 
### 3. Duties of a Municipality.
(1) Every Municipality shall maintain and publish its liabilities, details of its assets and all its record duly catalogued and indexed in a manner and form which facilitates its disclosure of information as specified in Appendix I and Appendix II.
 
(2) Every Municipality shall take steps in accordance with sub-rule (1) to provide such information suo motu to the public at regular intervals as mentioned in Appendix I and Appendix II.
 
### 4. Manner of disclosure.
 - Every Municipality shall disclose the required information to the public through any of the modes mentioned hereunder :
 
(i) News paper in regional, Hindi and English language
 
(ii) Internet ;
 
(iii) Notice board of the Municipality
 
(iv) Ward offices ; and
 
(v) Any other mode as may he specified by the Government.
 
### 5. Appointment of Designated Officer.
(1) Every Municipality shall, within a period of one month from the date of publication of these rules, designate an officer responsible for disclosing the relevant information to the public.
 
(2) In the case of a Corporation, the designated officer shall not be below the rank of its Assistant Commissioner and in the case of other Municipalities, not below the rank of a Superintendent or Accountant, as the case may be.
 
### 6. Penalty for non-compliance.
 - Every designated officer shall ensure strict compliance of these rules failing which the Director shall impose a penalty of fine which may extend to rupees five hundred and in case the violation continues beyond fifteen days, fine imposed may be enhanced to rupees five hundred per day for each violation :
 
 Provided that before any such punishment is imposed, the Director shall afford reasonable opportunity of being heard to such a designated officer :
 
 Provided further that the burden of proving that the designated officer has acted reasonably and delay in furnishing or disclosing information was beyond his control, shall be on the designated officer.
 
 Appendix-I
 
 (See Rule 3)
 
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 Sr. No.
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 Details of Information
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 Periodicity of Disclosure
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 Prescribed Format
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 1
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 Particulars of the Municipality
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 Once in a year
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 (a)  Formation of the Municipality
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 (b)  Brief History
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 (c)  Characteristics and Importance of the City
 
 including tourist attractions
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 2
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 Directory of Mayor, Sr. Deputy Mayor, Deputy
 
 Mayor, President, Vice-President, Councillors and other
 
 elected
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 Once in a year or whenever change occur
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 Form - A
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 3
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 Directory of Officers and Employees with
 
 specific particulars of officers by designation who grant
 
 concessions, permits, licenses or No Objection Certificates or
 
 authorisations
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 Once in a year or whenever changes are made
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 Form B
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 4
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 The minutes of the meetings of the Municipality
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 Within a month of the meeting
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 Form-C
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 5
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 Details of Land owned by or vested with the
 
 Municipality
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 Once in a year
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 Form-D
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 6
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 The service level being provided for each of the
 
 following services undertaken by the Municipality
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 Once in six months
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 Form-E
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 (a)  Water Supply
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 (b)  Sewerage
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 Form-F
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 (c)  Roads and Bridges
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 Form-G
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 (d)  Street Lights
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 Form-H
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 (e)  Solid Waste Management
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 Form-I
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 7
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 Procedure for availing various services
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 Once in a year
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 (i)  Water supply connection
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 (ii)  Sewerage connection
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 (iii)  Registration of Births and Death
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 (iv)  Building Plan approval
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 (v)  Assessment of tax
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 (vi)  Payment of tax, fees
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 8
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 Annual Budget
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 Once in a year within a month of approval of
 
 budget by the municipality
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 9
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 Annual financial statements
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 Once in a year, within a month of the receipt
 
 of the audit report
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 10
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 Particulars of all works including procurement
 
 together with information on the value of works, time of
 
 completion and details of contract
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 Once in six months
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 11
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 Particulars of all plans, proposed
 
 expenditures, actual expenditures on major services provided or
 
 activities performed and reports on disbursements made
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 Once in six months
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 12
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 Details of subsidy programmes on major services
 
 provided or activities performed by the municipality and the
 
 manner and criteria used for identification of beneficiaries for
 
 such programmes
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 Once in six months
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 13
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 Particulars of the City Development plan as well
 
 as ward plans detailing the development of the municipal/ward
 
 area
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 Once in six months
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 14
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 Expenditure incurred in each ward in the
 
 preceding financial year
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 Once in a year
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 15
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 Details of the Municipal funds i.e. income
 
 generated in the previous year
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 Once in a year
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 Form-J
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 Appendix-II
 
 (See Rule 3)
 
 Form-A
 
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 Sr. No.
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 Name
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 Position
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 Ward
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 Contact Number
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 E-mail
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 Form-B
 
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 Sr. No.
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 Name
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 Designation
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 Contact Number
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 E-mail
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 Entrusted Responsibility
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 Supervisory Officer
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 Form-C
 
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 Date of the Meeting of the Municipality
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 Serial No. of Resolution
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 Subject in the Agenda
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 Decision of the Municipality
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 Form-D
 
(A) Total extent of land owned by Municipality and its current status
 
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 Sr. No.
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 Ward number
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 Survey Number
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 Extent
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 Usage
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(B) Total extent of land vested with the Municipality and its current status
 
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 Sr. No.
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 Ward number
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 Survey Number
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 Extent
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 Usage
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 Form-E
 
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 Sr. No.
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 Service Sub-Component
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 Service being provided
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 1
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 Total Requirement as per norm and population
 
 (Million litres per day)
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 2
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 Total quantity supplied (Million litres per day)
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 3
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 Frequency of supply
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 Daily/Once in 2 days/Once in 3 days
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 4
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 Supply hours (approx.)
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 5
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 Water treatment method
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 6
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 Present per capita supply (litres per capita
 
 daily)
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 7
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 Rate of water charges (domestic) | 
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 8
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 Rate of water charges (non-domestic)
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 9
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 Percentage of coverage of population through
 
 protected supply
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 Form-F
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 Sr. No.
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 Service Sub-Component
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 Service being provided
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 1
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 Percentage of municipal area covered by
 
 underground drainage/sewerage system
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 2
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 Per capita generation of waste water
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 3
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 No. of house service connections
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 4
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 Monthly rate of sewerage charges (domestic) | 
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 5
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 Monthly rate of sewerage charges (non-domestic)
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 6
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 If any underground drainage/sewerage system
 
 scheme is ongoing, briefly indicate its status
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 7
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 If there is no underground drainage/sewerage
 
 system then the No. of septic tanks
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 8
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 Quantity of sewage pumped
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 9
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 Quantity treated
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 10
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 Method of treatment
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 11
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 Source where treated water is disposed
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 12
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 Organisational arrangement available to redress
 
 people's grievances
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 Form-G
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 Sr. No.
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 Service Sub-Component
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 Details to be provided
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 1
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 Total Road length (Type of Road, its length and
 
 width)
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 2
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 Details of roads proposed and executed for
 
 carpeting and re-carpeting
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 3
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 Percentage of footpath to the total road length
 
 of main roads
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 Form-H
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 Sr. No.
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 Service Sub-Component
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 Service being provided
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 1
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 Total No. of street lights and type of lights
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 2
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 Number of additional street lights installed in
 
 last 6 months
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 3
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 Annual Electricity consumption for the last year
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 4
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 Organisational arrangements in Municipality for
 
 redressal of public grievances
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 Form-I
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 Sr. No.
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 Service Sub-Component
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 Service being provided
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 1
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 Total solid waste generated per day in the town
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 2
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 Total solid waste cleared per day
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 3
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 No. of compost yards available and extent
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 4
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 No. and type of vehicle used
 
 (lorry/truck/compactor)
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 5
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 Carrying capacity of all vehicles per trip
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 6
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 Average number of trips per day
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 Form-J
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 Sr. No.
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 Details
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 Figures (in lakhs)
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 1
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 Taxes, duties, cess and surcharge, rent from
 
 the properties, fees from licenses and permission collected by
 
 the Municipality during the previous year
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 2
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 Taxes, duties, cess and surcharge, rent from
 
 the propertie, fees from licenses and permission that remain
 
 uncollected and the reasons thereof
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 3
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 Share of taxes levied by the State Government
 
 and transferred to municipality and the grants released to the
 
 municipality
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 4
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 Grants released by the State Government for
 
 implementation of the schemes, projects and plans assigned or
 
 entrusted to the municipality the nature and extent of
 
 utilisation
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 5
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 Money raised through donation or contribution
 
 from Public or non- governmental agencies.
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