The Haryana Government has decided to set up Gurugram Development Authority (GDA) to avoid overlap in its functional and operational responsibilities and provide functional empowerment in administrative and financial structures at the local level.
The GDA is being set up to ensure speedy economic development of the Gurugram metropolitan area, said an official spokesman.
He said that there was an urgent and pressing need to define a new legal structure through the establishment of a GDA, to address the shortcomings in urban governance and meet the aspirations of the citizens of Gurugram.
To carry forward the intent of the government for establishment of the GDA and to engage with the citizens and citizen representative organizations of Gurugram, the State Government has appointed, V Umashankar, IAS as officer on special duty for the proposed Gurugram Development Authority, said the spokesman.
V Umashankar shall initiate a public consultation with citizens and citizen representative organizations of Gurugram on the draft legislation for the establishment of the GDA. The OSD would draft, on the conclusion of the public consultations, the Gurugram Development Authority Bill for consideration of the State Government and prepare the draft rules for the consideration of the government.
The appointed officer would also prepare the draft regulations of the GDA, establish the office and administrative structure of the GDA and also, make such other recommendations to the government for making the GDA functional in all respects, as may be necessary. The draft legislation for the establishment of the GDA shall be placed in the public domain by November 1, said the spokesman.
He said that it shall also be placed on the website of the Haryana Government and the district administration of Gurugram. Comments shall be invited through an online mechanism from citizens of Gurugram on the proposed draft.
A schedule of engagement with citizen representative organizations shall be prepared by November 10. The Gurugram Development Authority Bill, prepared on the conclusion of the public consultation, shall be submitted for the consideration of the State Government by December 10, said he.
Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Gurugram, and Administrator, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), Gurugram, shall be attached to OSD, Gurugram Development Authority, in addition to their present duties and assist him in the performance of the assigned duties.
The administrative and financial support for public consultations shall be provided by the office of Administrator, HUDA, Gurugram, added the spokesman.