New Telangana Municipalities Act would get rid of corruption: KTR

The new Telangana Municipalities Act would get rid of corruption for urban population and make all stakeholders — elected representatives, officials and people — accountable for their actions, TRS working president and Sircilla MLA KT Rama Rao said.

He said the State government would soon come up with a new Revenue Act on the lines of the tough Municipalities Act and Panchayat Raj Act. “The new Act will empower citizens. Just like TS-iPASS, we are confident that provisions in the new Act will deliver citizen-friendly services effectively and become a grand success,” he said.

He pointed out that the new Act enables authorities to demolish illegal structures without prior notice. “Provisions for self-assessment and self-certification by citizens reflect the democratic spirit of the new Act,” he Rama Rao said.

He said the government brought several administrative reforms in the last five years and the Municipalities Act was enacted at an appropriate time before



the municipal elections. He said it would help the newly elected Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to implement the Act in true spirit and those contesting the elections could have a complete understanding of the municipal administration upon reading the Act.

“The urban poor will benefit from the provisions as they will not require permission for houses constructed in less than 75-sqm land. TRS MLAs must create awareness about such new provisions, which will benefit the urban poor and in turn help the party in the upcoming municipal polls,” Rama Rao said.