The Tamil Nadu Government on Wednesday June 22,2016 proposed amendments to the
municipal law to ensure election of mayors by councillors and not by the
people as is the practice at present.
Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development S P Velumani
moved a bill in the state Assembly in this regard , the Tamil Nadu
Municipal Corporation Laws (Amendment Act), 2016 to give effect to the
government’s decision in this regard.
“At present, election to the municipal corporation is conducted on party
basis. It has been brought to the notice of the government that
councils of certain municipal corporations are not functioning properly
since the mayor does not enjoy the support of the councillors. It is
considered that if the mayor of a corporation enjoys the support of a
majority of councillors, the councillors can function in a better
manner.
“Therefore, the government has decided to elect a mayor of the
corporation indirectly by councillors from among themselves. To give
effect to the above decision, the government has decided to amend the
law relating to the municipal corporations suitably,” he said.
The bill says that accordingly amendments are proposed to various
municipal corporation acts governing Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore.
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