Policies, Laws and Regulations

This document describes the details of the Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act and includes:

• Short title, extent and commencement of the Act
• Definitions of the terms used in the Act
• The incorporation, constitution and details of the functioning of the Urban Development Authority
• Power of authority for development schemes
• Authority for acquisition of land
• Power of authority in case of property and finance
• Details of appointment of officers and servants of the authority

This document describes the details of the Industrial, Investment and Infrastructure Policy of Maharashtra. The document includes:

• The background to the policy
• Industry scenario at the national level
• Maharashtra: The preferred industrial investment destination
• Policy objective
• Policy targets
• Policy validity
• Strategies
• Thrust areas
• Infrastructure and communication: the growth engines
• Promotional and financial incentives
• Cluster approach for development
• Co-operative industrial estates
• Sick units: Revival and exit
• New industrial townships
• Special economic zones
• Marketing assistance
• International exhibition centres
• Resource mapping and showcasing state's potential
• HR initiatives
• Labour laws and procedures
• Single window clearance
• Promotion of foreign direct investment
• Restructuring of industries department
• Review and monitoring

This study by CISED is a review of the rights discourse in the context of water, based on academic and popular literature on rights and civil society initiatives as well as government documents regarding water and related subjects.

This working paper by the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University offers an analysis of the role of law in the Narmada valley struggle, especially that which was waged by one of India’s most prominent social movements in recent years, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), with a specific focus on India’s Supreme Court. The NBA rose in reaction to the Indian government’s plan to construct a large number of dams along the Narmada river, contesting the relief and rehabilitation provided for displaced families at first, and subsequently challenging the dams themselves as being destructive.

Article  246   includes the following clauses:

• Notwithstanding anything in clauses (2) and (3), Parliament has exclusive power to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in List I in the seventh Schedule (in this Constitution referred to as the "Union List").
• Notwithstanding anything in clause (3), Parliament, and, subject to clause (1), the legislature of any State also, have power to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in List III in the Seventh Schedule (in this Constitution referred to as the "Concurrent List").  
• Subject to clauses (1) and (2), the Legislature of any State has exclusive power to make laws for such State or any part thereof with respect to any of the matters enumerated in List II in the Seventh Schedule (in this Constitution referred to as the "State List").  
• Parliament has power to make laws with respect to any matter for any part of the territory of India not included in a State notwithstanding that such matter is a matter enumerated in the State List.

This document provides the details of The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act.

The document includes:

• The short title and commencement
• Definitions of the terms in the Act
• Constitution of Municipalities
• Composition of the Municipalities
• Constitution and composition of wards committees
• Reservation of seats
• Duration of Municipalities
• Disqualifications for membership
• Powers, authority and responsibilities of municipalities
• Finance Commission
• Audit of accounts of Municipalities
• Elections to the Municipalities
• Application to Union Territories
• Committee for district planning
• Committee for metropoliton planning 
• Continuance of existing laws and municipalities
• Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters

This document provides information on the evolution of the Housing and Urban Policy in India since the 1950s, which was the beginning of urbanisation and migration of people from rural to urban areas. Urbanisation was then perceived negatively as a drain of resources to feed the population from cities and the contribution of cities in the economic development of the country was not appreciated.

The document describes how the policy evolved from the First Plan in (1951-1956) to the Eighth Plan in (1992-97), which for the first time explicitly recognised the role and importance of urban sector for the national economy.

This document by the Government of India describes the approach to the 11th five year plan. The document is divided into seven chapters and includes:

• Chapter 1: The objectives of the eleventh five year plan and the existing challenges in the country in terms of disparities and divides
• Chapter 2: Growth potential in the eleventh plan
• Chapter 3: Sectoral policies for the eleventh plan
• Chapter 4: Strategic initiatives for inclusive development
• Chapter 5: Bridging divides: including the excluded
• Chapter 6: Public Sector Plan: an enabling environment
• Chapter 7: Conclusions

This document describes the Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Regulatory Commission Act and includes:

• A short title and information on the extent and commencement
• Definition of the terms used in the Act
• Details of the Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Regulatory Commission
• Powers, functions and duties of the Commission
• Accounts, audit and reports

This document describes the Karnataka Municipalities Act and includes:

• Details such as the short title, extent and commencement of the Act
  
• Definitions of the terms used in the Act
• Constitution of municipal areas
• Transaction of business by municipal council
• Municipal property and fund
• Obligatory and discretionary functions of municipal councils
• Municipal taxation
• Recovery of municipal claims
• Improvement schemes and improvement boards
• Powers and offences
• Prosecution, suits and powers and police
• Municipal accounts and administration reports
• Control
• Rules and bye-laws
• Appointment and powers of municipal commissioner or chief officer and other municipal officers
• Town panchayat
• Provisions for the conversion of panchayat area into a smaller urban area and for amalgamation and division of smaller urban areas