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Lecture -34

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-Kritika Sharma
➢ The Territorial Council which was a replica of a
dyarchical form of government was converted into a
Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory.
➢ The strength of the Assembly was fixed at 43
including 2 nominated members.
➢ With the merger of new areas into Himachal Pradesh
in 1966, the number of Members in the House rose to
56 including 2 nominated.
➢ The strength of the House was further raised to 63 (60
elected and 3 nominated) after section 24 (3) of
Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966 (Act No. 31 of 1966)
came into force in 1967
➢ Finally it was on January 25, 1971 that a big leap
forward was taken and Himachal made its debut as
the 18th State of the Union of India.
➢ The declaration of a full fledged State came from
none other then the Prime Minister of India Mrs.
Indira Gandhi from the historic Ridge Maidan.
➢ After delimitation of Assembly seats in the year 1971-
72, the number of Members in the Assembly now
stands at 68.
 THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
➢ The Council Chamber, the building which houses the
Legislative Assembly has a past as well as a present
to be proud of.
➢ The edifice was completed and was inaugurated by
Lord Reading, the then Viceroy of India, on
August 27, 1925
➢ The main Hall at that time
provided seats for 145 Central
Assembly Members with the
President's the Speaker was then
called as President
➢ The Chair for the President is
said to have been gifted by
the Government of Burma.
Police Training College, (PTC) Daroh

➢ The Recruit Training Center, which was functioning at

Chamba since the beginning was shifted in 1974 to
Junga in District Shimla and on 25th July 1995
➢ it was shifted to Drongarh in district Kangra, after it
attained the status of full fledged Police Training
College (PTC).
➢ Police Training College, (PTC) Daroh, won the Union
Home Minister’s trophy for the best police institution
for 2018-19 in the constable category at the national
level.
➢ The PTC also won the zonal (North Zone) Union
Home Minister’s trophy for 2017-18 in the non-
gazetted officer category.
➢ DSP (indoor) Kuldeep Kumar, ASP (outdoor)
Praveen Kumar Dhiman, head constable
(outdoor) Vinod Kumar and Constable Sunil
Kumar won the Union Home Minister’s medal for
excellence in police training for 2019-20
➢ There are seven armed police battalions in Himachal
Pradesh –
➢ one of the HPAP and six India Reserve
Battalions.
➢ The 1st Armed Police Battalion was created in 1971 and
located at Junga. The purpose was to meet the
emergent duties at Shimla and to assist to local police
whenever required.
➢ The main function of these Battalions is to assist
the State police in maintenance of public order
and to render assistance to other States on the
request of the Centre
➢ In the year 1988, the State Forensic Science
Laboratory was established at Shimla, which was
later shifted to Junga on 26th August 1996.
➢ The laboratory has been designed as per National
Standards.
➢ Biology/Serology
➢ Chemistry & Toxicology
➢ Documents/Photograph
➢ Physics & Ballistics divisions are functional.
➢ H.P. Police Wireless Organization came into
existence during 1954 and has two wings i.e.
Cryptography and Wireless Communication.
➢ The Vigilance department was established in 1965
to investigate cases involving corrupt public servants
and those who misuse their official position for
pecuniary benefits
➢ The Enforcement directorate was created in 1981
as a specilised wing to prevent to leakage Govt.
revenue and to investigate cases involving all
economic laws applicable to the State
 HP Police Web Portal
➢ (HIMPOL) Bronze Icon for Outstanding
Performance in Citizen Centric Service Delivery
➢ HIMPOL is a Web-based software that may be
accessed globally.
➢ The software has been designed & developed by
National Informatics Centre (NIC) Himachal Pradesh
using latest technology.
➢ The major online services available on the portal
include Online Complaints/Information/FIR,
Online Traffic Challan System and Content
Management System ( CMS ).
Panchayati Raj setup in the state:
➢ At present there is 12 Zila Parishads, 78 Panchayat
Samtitis and 3226 Gram Panchayats
➢ Panchayats have been one of the basic features of the
Indian society. As we know even Mahatma Gandhi
advocated for panchayats and village republics.
➢ Since independence, we had multiple provisions of
Panchayats in India from time to time finally reaching
epitome with the 73rd Constitutional Amendment
Act of 1992.
➢ From 1952 to 1956
➢ From 1957-1966
➢ H.P. Panchayati Raj Act 1968
➢ HP Panchayati Raj Act 1994
➢ HP Urban Local Govt. Act
H.P. Panchayati Raj Act 1968
➢ According to Himachal Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act 1968,
the provision was made at establish
Gram Panchayata of village level
Panchavat committee at Block level
District council at District level same time.
➢ The Amendment was made to make strong three level
structure and Financial, Administrative and executive
powers were banded over to District Councils.
➢ They have right to acquired property, obtain and sell, have
own funds and staff to work.
➢ In the year 1972-73 Panchayat elections there were
2038 Gram Panchayat and same number of Nayaya
Panchayat were established.
73rd Amendment Act
➢ Gram Sabha may exercise such powers and perform
such functions at the village level as the
Legislature of a State may, by law, provide.
➢ There shall be constituted in every State, Panchayats
at the village, intermediate and district levels in
accordance with the provisions of this Part.
➢ Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be
constituted in a State having a population not
exceeding twenty lakhs.
➢ All the seats in a Panchayat shall be filled by persons
chosen by direct election from territorial
constituencies in the Panchayat area.
➢ The Legislature of a State may, by law, provide for the
representation of the Chairpersons of the
Panchayats at the village level, intermediate level or,
in the case of a State not having Panchayats at the
intermediate level, in the Panchayats at the district
level
➢ Time Period - 5 years (Article 243 E)
➢ Reservation SC/ST, 1/3 female (At present 50%)
Article 243-D
➢ State finance commission - State finance
commission will be constituted by Governor by 73rd
Constitution Amendment.
➢ Article 243-I to financial analysis of Gram Panchayat
and to distribute revenue receipts of Panchayat tax as.
The Representation of People Act, 1951
➢ Reservation of Seats for Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes:
➢ Article 243 D provides that seats shall be reserved for
the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
➢ Out of the seats so reserved not less than one-third of
the total number of seats reserved shall be reserved
for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the
Scheduled Tribes respectively
➢ Reservation for Women- Not less than one-third of
the total number of seats reserved for women
belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes to be filled by direct election in every
Panchayat shall be reserved for women.
➢ Reservation of offices of Chairpersons- The offices
of the Chairpersons in the Panchayats at the village or
any other level shall be reserved for the Scheduled
Castes, the Scheduled
Powers, Authority and Responsibilities of Panchayat
➢ State Legislatures have the legislative powers to confer on
Panchayats such powers and authority as may be
necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self
government.
➢ They may be entrusted with the responsibility of
preparing plans and implementation of schemes for
economic development and social justice.
➢ Powers to Impose Taxes and Financial Resources : A
state may by law authorise a Panchayat to levy, collect and
appropriate taxes, duties, tolls, fees etc
➢ The grantsin- aid may be given to the Panchayats
from the Consolidated Fund of the State.
 Urban Local Bodies
➢ The necessity of urban governance is inevitable
➢ With the 74th Amendment Act of 1992, the system of
urban local governance has been constitutionally
recognized.
 74th Amendment Act
➢ There shall be constituted in every State
(a) a Nagar Panchayat
(b) a Municipal Council for a smaller urban area
(c) a Municipal Corporation for a larger urban area.
All the seats in a Municipality shall be filled by persons chosen by
direct election from the territorial constituencies in the
Municipal area known as wards.
Seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the
Scheduled Tribes in every Municipality
Not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved shall
be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes.
A State may, by law, endow the Municipalities with such powers
and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function
as institutions of selfgovernment
➢ The Legislature of a State may, by law authorise a
Municipality to levy, collect and appropriate such
taxes, duties, tolls and fees.
➢ There shall be constituted in every State at the
district level a District Planning Committee to
consolidate the plans prepared by the Panchayats
and the Municipalities in the district and to
prepare a draft development plan for the district
as a whole.
Types of Urban Local Bodies
1. Municipal Corporation
2. Municipality
3. Notified Area Committee
4. Town Area Committee
5. Cantonment Board
6. Township
7. Port trust
8. Special purpose agency
Importance of Panchayati Raj in H.P.
➢ Direct Democracy
➢ Based on decentralization of powers.
➢ Development of rural life
➢ Govt of Public
➢ Training of Governance to People
➢ Feeling of Freedom
➢ Self Reliance, Expansion of Economic
development
Short Comings of Panchayati Raj System

➢ Illiteracy
➢ Role of Govt. employees
➢ More control of Govt.
➢ Interference of Political Parties
➢ Cyclic Reservation
➢ Shortage of Trained and Qualified public
representatives.
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