On the direction of the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to decentralise the powers ensuring more development at grass root level, the Haryana Government on Friday created 20 new posts of District Municipal Commissioners.
Director General, Urban Local Bodies Department Amit Kumar Agrawal said that a notification has been issued in this regard. In all the districts (except Charkhidadri and Faridabad) a District Municipal Commissioner each would be posted whereas, Charkhidadri district would be clubbed with Bhiwani district.
Referring to the powers and responsibilities of the District Municipal Commissioners, Agrawal said that they would exercise all powers of the Deputy Commissioners as exercised earlier under municipal act. Apart from this, superintendence, control and monitoring of the Municipal bodies fall under their jurisdiction. He said that District Municipal Commissioners would coordinate with the District Administration as well as the other Line Departments/offices for implementation of the government policies and schemes.
He said that they would also supervise the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes as well as state government schemes or programmes, projects and other activities entrusted to the Municipal Bodies and take cognizance directly on matters or complaints against officers or officials of the respective Municipalities as ex-officio Chief Vigilance Officer.