Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, December 28-
The Haryana Cabinet, approved the amendment in Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority Act, 2021 (Act 23 of 2021). The new Act will be called the PMDA (A) act 2024.
The amendment is required to be carried out for making enabling provisions in the original Act 23 of 2021 for exercising powers of Haryana New Capital (Periphery) Control Act, 1952 (Punjab Act 1 of 1953) by Chief Executive Officer and also to make relevant insertions in appropriate sections and clauses with respect to area falling within limits of Municipal Council, Kalka.
The Section 15 of the Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority Act, 2021 enables Chief Executive Officer of the authority to exercise powers of the Director, Town and Country Planning, Haryana, Chandigarh as conferred under the Haryana Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas and Restrictions of Unregulated Development Act, 1963 (Punjab Act 41 of 1963), but as most of the area falling within the jurisdiction of the authority is part of Controlled Area declared under Haryana New Capital (Periphery) Control Act, 1952 (Punjab Act 1 of 1953) hence, the powers of the Director, Town and Country Planning Department conferred under the provisions of Act 1 of 1953.