CHANDIGARH, Dec. 8 -- The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini here today, approved a major reform in urban governance by introducing the Haryana Municipal Bill, 2025, aimed at replacing the existing Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 and the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994.
The new unified Act has been drafted to bring all categories of municipalities-Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Municipal Committees-under a single legal framework. At present, 87 municipalities in the state function under two separate Acts, causing administrative complexities, inconsistent service delivery and challenges in interpretation of rules. The department has undertaken extensive consultations ove...