Haryana Government, Urban Local Bodies Department, Notification, The 3rd September, 2009
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No. S. O. 84/H.A. 33/2008/Section 6/2009. - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Haryana Municipality Public Disclosure Act, 2008 (Haryana Act 33 of 2008), the Governor of Haryana hereby makes the following rules regulating the duties and manner of disclosure of records of the municipalities, namely : -
- Short title and extent.- (1) These rules may be called the Haryana Municipality Public Disclosure Rules, 2009.
(2) These rules shall extend to the whole of the State of Haryana.
- Definitions.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(1) (a) "Act" means the Haryana Municipality Public Disclosure Act, 2008 (Haryana Act 33 of 2008);
(b) "section" means the section of the Act.
(2) Words and expressions used in these rules but not defined, shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Act.
- Duties of municipality Section 3.- Every municipality shall maintain and publish all its records duly catalogued and indexed, as specified in Part A and Part B of rule 5, in the manner specified in rule 4, at quarterly intervals.
- Manner of disclosure Section 4.- Manner of disclosure shall include, -
(a) website /portal;
(b) notice boards of the municipality;
(c) ward offices;
(d) any other mode, as may be specified, by the State Government from time to time.
- Record to be disclosed Section 4.- Part A. -
(1) Details regarding boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons along with the purpose and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public.
(2) A directory of its officers and employees.
(3) The particulars of officers who grant concession, permits or authorization for each activity along with the time schedule.
Part B. -
(1) Audited financial statements such as balance sheet, receipts and expenditures, and cash flows on a quarterly basis, within two months of the end of each quarter; and statutorily audited financial statements for the full financial year.
(2) The service levels being provided for each of the services being undertaken by the municipality.
(3) Internal earmarking of budgets for basic services to the urban poor, within the municipality.
(4) Provision of basic services to the poor including improved housing, water supply, sanitation, education and health.
(5) Particulars and process of all plans (including ward plans), proposed expenditures, actual expenditures on major services provided or activities performed and reports on disbursements made.
(6) Details of subsidy programmes on major services provided or activities performed by the municipality, and manner and criteria of identification of beneficiaries for such programmes.
(7) Particulars of the master plan, city development plan or any other plan concerning the development of the municipality.
(8) The particulars of major works as may be defined in these rules, together with information on the value of works, time of completion, and details of contract.
(9) The details of the municipal funds i.e. income generated in the previous year by the following : -
(a) taxes, duties, cess and surcharge, rent from the properties, fees from licences and permission;
(b) taxes, duties, cess and surcharge, rent from the properties, fee from licences and permission that remain uncollected and the reasons thereof;
(c) share of taxes levied by the State Government and transferred to municipality and the grant released to the municipality;
(d) 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;
(e) money raised through donations or contributions from public or non-governmental agencies.
(10) Annual budget allocated to each ward.
(11) Such other information as may be specified by the State Government under Part A or Part B.