Two and half years tenure for Deputy Mayors now in Gujarat
November 30, 2016
Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has taken a decision to fix tenure of deputy mayors in municipal corporations from existing one year to two and half years.
The decision was taken in cabinet meeting of Gujarat govt chaired by Chief Minister, said Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel speaking media persons in capital Gandhinagar.
As per provisions in Guajrat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, Deputy Mayor’s term is one year. Representations were received from MLAs and others to make this tenure longer.
At present, the term of standing committee, transport committee and karobari committee chairman is two and half years. In sync to this, deputy mayor’s tenure has also been fixed for two and half years now.
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