C&DMA Powers & Functions
Overview
The Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration is the Head of the Department and exercises supervision and control over the functioning of all Urban Local Bodies except Municipal Corporations in the State.
Powers
- Exercise supervision and control over the functioning of all Urban Local Bodies except Municipal Corporations
- Inspect or cause to inspect the offices of the Municipalities
- Call for any record, document, register or correspondence from the Municipalities
- Issue necessary instructions to the Municipalities
- Recommend to Government for suspension of resolutions of Municipal Council
- Recommend to Government for cancellation of illegal orders issued by the Municipalities
Key Functions
- Supervision and control over the functioning of Municipalities
- Implementation of various schemes sanctioned by the Government
- Monitoring the collection of taxes and non-taxes in Municipalities
- Monitoring the implementation of developmental works in Municipalities
- Conducting enquiries on allegations against Municipal functionaries
- Providing technical guidance to the Municipalities
- Arranging capacity building programs to the Municipal functionaries
- Processing proposals for upgradation of Municipalities
- Processing proposals for inclusion and exclusion of areas in Municipalities
- Monitoring the maintenance of parks, playgrounds and burial grounds
- Monitoring the implementation of social security pensions
- Implementation of e-governance in Municipalities
Administrative Functions
- Transfers and postings of Municipal Commissioners Grade-III and IV
- Transfers and postings of Municipal Engineers
- Transfers and postings of Town Planning Officers
- Disciplinary control over Municipal Staff
- Processing of appeals filed by Municipal employees
- Processing pension cases of Municipal employees