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 *SHRI KASHI VISHWANATH SPECIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT 

BOARD VARANASI ACT, 20181 

(U. P. ACT No. 31 of 2018) 

 [As passed by Uttar Pradesh Legislature on September 01, 

2018 and assented to by the Governor on September 01, 2018 and 

published in Uttar Pradesh Gazette extraordinary dated  

01 September, 2018] 

 AN 

ACT 

to provide for the establishment of Shri Kashi Vishwanath 

Special Area Development Board to create, formulate, implement, 

regulate and maintain the Special Area under its jurisdiction for 

developing and maintaining the cultural, spiritual, mythological 

and architectural aesthetics in such area to promote tourism in 

consonance with the rich cultural heritage thereof.  

 IT IS HEREBY enacted in the Sixty-ninth Year of the 

Republic of India as follows :— 

Short title and 
commencement 

1. (1) This Act may be called Shri Kashi Vishwanath Special 

Area Development Board Varanasi Act, 2018.  

*(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on June 29, 2018. 

 Definitions 
2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, — 

(a) “Additional Chief Executive Officer” means the Additional 

Chief Executive officer to be appointed by the State Government or the 

Commissioner to assist the Chief Executive Officer and to perform the 

responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer in his absence ;  

 (b) “Amenities” includes roads and streets, water and electric 

supply, street lighting, open spaces, parks, natural features, drainage 

sewerage, public works and other utilities, services and conveniences ; 

 (c) “Board” means Shri Kashi Vishwanath Special Area 

Development Board established under section 3 ;  

 (d) “Building” includes any structure or part of a structure 

constructed with whatever material, which is used or intended to be 

used as a place for, human dwelling, or custody of livestock or property 

or performance of worship or for carrying on any occupation, trade or 

business ;  

 (e) “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer 

appointed by the State Government ;  
 

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1. For SOR see at the end of the Act. 

* This Act shall be deemed to have come into force on June 29, 2018.  



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 (f) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Varanasi division;  

 (g) “Development” with its grammatical variations means the 

planned development of any area by carrying out building, engineering 

or other operations in, on, over or under land or making any material 

change in any building or land in such area ;  

 (h) “District Magistrate” means the District Magistrate of 

Varanasi ;  

 (i) “Rehabilitation plan” means a plan which shall be prepared by 

the Board, as may be required according to approved rules and 

regulations, in order to settle and rehabilitate residents, owners, 

occupants who are to be relocated for implementation of development 

plan for the Special Development Area, as prepared by the Board and 

approved by the State Government ;   

 (j) “Special Development Area” means the Special Development 

Area notified under the marked boundaries in the notified sajra 

bandobast plan located in revenue district Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 

having following wards :— 

 SI. No.            Name of Ward          Extension of Ward 

     1. Dashshwamedh D – 1 Lahori Tola  

D – 2 Dharmkoop 

D – 3 Meerghaat 

D – 5 Tripura Bhairvi (Ansh) 

D – 6 Rani Bhawani Gali 

D – 7 Shakarkand Gali 

D – 8 Kaalika Gali 

D – 10 Saakshi Gali   

D – 11 Kotwalpura 

     2.  Garhwaasi Tola CK – 1 Pathaani Tola  

CK – 9 Manikarnika 

CK – 10 Brahmnaal 

CK – 28 Paanch Pandwa 

CK – 31 Gyaanwaapi 

CK – 34 Lahori Tola  
 

 or such areas as may be notified by the State Government from time to 

time ;   

 (k) “transferee” means a person to whom any property is or being 

transferred to him by the Board for such purpose as may be prescribed.  

 



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 (2) Words and expressions used in this Act but not defined shall 

have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Uttar Pradesh 

Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973.  

Establishment 

of the Board 
3. (1) The State Government shall by notification, establish a 

‘Board’ to be Known as Shri Kashi Vishwananth Special Area 

Development Board Varanasi to exercise the powers conferred and 

perform the functions assigned to it under this Act.  

 (2) The Board shall be a body corporate.  

(3) The Head Quarter of the Board shall be at Varanasi.  

Composition 
of Board 

4. (i) A person to be appointed by the  

State Government    —                                                 Chairperson 

(ii) The Chief Executive Officer —                      Member Secretary 

(iii) The District Magistrate, Varanasi —       Member 

 (iv) Additional Chief Executive Officer —             Member 

(v) Vice Chairman, Varanasi Development  

Authority, Varanasi —                                                    Member  

 (vi) Senior Superintendent of Police, Varanasi —  Member 

(vii) Nagar Aayukt, Nagar Nigam Varanasi —        Member 

(viii) Chief/Senior Treasury Officer, Varanasi —    Member 

(ix) Chief Medical Officer, Varanasi —                   Member 

 (x) Superintending Engineer, PWD, Varanasi —    Member 

(xi) Superintending Engineer, Jal Nigam, Varanasi — Member 

(xii) Superintending Engineer, Purvanchal Vidhyut 

Vitaran Nigam Ltd., Varanasi —                                       Member 

 (xiii) The Secretary, to the Government of Uttar Pradesh, 

Housing Department or his nominee not below the rank of Special 

Secretary —  Member (ex-officio) 

 (xiv) The Secretary, to Government of Uttar Pradesh, Tourism 

Department or his nominee not below the rank of Special Secretary  

— Member (ex-officio) 

 (xv) The Secretary to the Government, of Uttar Pradesh, 

Religious Affairs Department or his nominee not below the rank of 

Special Secretary — Member (ex-officio) 

 (xvi) The Secretary to the Government, of Uttar Pradesh, Finance 

Department or his nominee not below the rank of Special Secretary — 

Member (ex-officio)  

 (xvii) The Secretary to the Government, of Uttar Pradesh, Urban 

Development Department or his nominee not below the rank of Special 

Secretary — Member (ex-officio) 



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 (xviii) Three person, to be nominated by the State Government in 

consultation with the Chairperson, who shall be experienced in art, 

architecture, culture, history or literature — Member.  

 (2) The Chairperson sand the Members other than ex-officio 

Members shall hold office at the pleasure of State Government.  

(3) No actions or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid by 

reason of the existence of any vacancy in, or defect in the Constitution 

of the Board.  

The Staff of 

the Board 
5. (1) The Board shall have such permanent and temporary staff 

to run its office and day to day work ;  

(2) The Board may, with the approval of State Government, 

create posts of the officers and employees of the Board ;  

 (3) The terms and conditions of the service including salaries 

and allowances of the staff appointed under sub-section (1) shall be 

finalized with the approval of the State Government ;  

 (4) For the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act 

the Board may requisite the services of any officer or employee with the 

approval of the State Government ;  

 (5) Staff referred in sub-section (1) shall be under the 

administrative and disciplinary control of the chairperson, who will be 

the appointing Authority but perform their duties under the direct 

control of the Chief Executive officer.  

Power and 
functions of 
the Board 

6. (1) The Chief Executive officer will be the executive head of the 

Board who will act and pass orders in accordance with the provisions of 

this Act or the rules and regulations made under this Act;  

 (2) (a) The Board shall, as soon as may be, prepare a plan for the 

Special Development Area :— 

 (i) The plan shall define various sectors into which such area 

may for the purposes of development indicate the land in each sector 

which is proposed to be used and the stages by which any development 

shall be carried out ; serve as a basic pattern of frame-work, within 

which the development plans for various sectors may be prepared. 

 (ii) The plan may provide for any other matter necessary for the 

proper development of such area ;  

 (b) The Board shall prepare a plan to rehabilitate, as may be 

required, and get it approved by the State Government in order to settle 

and rehabilitate residents, owners or occupants ; who are to be 

relocated, for implementation of development plan for the Special 

Development Area ;  

 (c) The Board shall make and execute  a long-term plan to 

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 that the surrounding are according to the Sajra bandobast Plan after 

due approval of the State Government. 

 (3) (i) Subject to the directions given by the State Government, 

the Board may acquire any building or land through mutual 

negotiations, purchase, donation, transfer, lease, rent or otherwise. It 

may also acquire any land, buildings in accordance with the provisions 

of law for the time being in force and shall publish a public notice in the 

local newspaper/Gazette inviting persons who may have any claim or 

interest in such property, to file their claim ;  

 (4) The State Government may vest any land to the Board, 

whether under its control or under the control of any local body by such 

terms and conditions as it may deem fit. 

 (5) The Board may sell, lease, rent or otherwise transfer whether 

by auction, allotment or otherwise any land or building belonging to the 

Board in the Special Development Area with the prior approval of the 

State Government in such manner and on such terms and conditions 

as may be prescribed ;  

 (6) The Board may on payment of such fees and on such 

conditions grant renew license for such period as may be prescribed by 

regulations and renew to carry out any profession or trader in the 

Special Development Area ;  

 (7) For the purposes of proper planning and development of the 

Special Development Area, the Board may issue such directions as it 

may consider necessary, regarding, — 

 (a) ban on erection or occupation of any building in 

contravention of regulations ;  

(b) protection of architectural features of the elevation or 

frontage of any building ;  

 (c) layout and alignment of buildings on any site ;  

(d) restrictions and conditions in regard to open spaces to be 

maintained in and around buildings and height and character of 

buildings ;  

 (e) number of residential buildings that may be erected on any 

site ;  

(f) erections of shops, workshops, warehouses, factories or 

buildings ;  

 (g) maintenance of height and position of walls, fences, hedges or 

any other structure or architecture constructions ; 

(h) maintenance of amenities ;  

 (i) restrictions of use of any site for a purpose other than that for 

which it has been allocated ;  

 (j) the means to be provided for proper (i) drainage of waste 

water (ii) disposal of waste, and (iii) disposal of town refuse ; 

 



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 (k) the materials to be used for external and partition walls, 

roofs, floors and other parts of buildings and their position or location 

or the method of construction ;   

 (l) the certificates necessary and incidental to the submission of 

plans, amended plans and completion and/or occupancy certificates.  

Power to 
regulate 
proper 

maintenance 
of site or 
building 

7. If it appears to the Board that the condition or use of any site 

or building is prejudicially affecting or is likely to affect the proper 

planning of the amenities in any part of the Special Development Area, 

it may serve a notice on the transferee, occupier or owner of that site or 

building requiring him/her to take such steps and within such period 

as may be specified in the notice and thereafter to maintain it in such 

manner as may be specified therein and in case such transferee, 

occupier or owner fails to take such steps or to maintain it thereafter, 

the Board may itself take steps for proper maintenance thereof and 

realize the cost incurred on it from such transferee, occupier or owner.  

Levy of taxes 

and service 
charges 

8. (1) For the purposes of providing, maintaining, or continuing 

amenities in the Special Development Area, the Board may with the 

prior approval of the State Government, levy such taxed or service fee as 

it may consider necessary in respect of any site or building on the 

transferee or occupier thereof :  

 Provided that the total incidence of such tax shall not exceed 

twenty-five percent of the annual value of such site or building.  

 Explanation :— For the purposes of this section, the expression 

‘annual value’ shall have the same meaning s provided in Section 174 of 

the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959 ;  

 (2) If the Board considers it necessary or expedient in the public 

interest it may, by a general or special order, exempt wholly or partly 

any such transferee or occupier or any class thereof from the taxed 

levied under sub-section (1).  

Penalty 9. (1) Where a transferee made any default in the payment of 

any consideration and money or installment thereof or any other 

amount due on account of the transfer of any site or building by the 

Board or any rent due to the Board in respect of any lease, or where any 

transferee, occupier or owner makes any default in the payment of any 

fee or tax levied under this Act, the Chief Executive Officer may impose 

penalty of a sum not exceeding the amount to be recovered from the 

transferee, occupier or owner in addition to the amount of arrears, as 

the case may be.  

 (2) In the case of non-payment of consideration money or any 

installment thereof on account of the transfer by the Board of any site 

or building or in case of any breach of any condition of such transfer or 

breach of any provisions of this act or the rules made there under or the 

site or building so transferred and may further forfeit the whole or any 

part of the money, if any, paid in respect thereof.  

 



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 (3) Where the Chief Executive Officer orders to require any site 

or building, the Collector may on his requisition, cause possession 

thereof to be delivered to him and may for that purpose use or cause to 

be used such force as may be necessary.  

Power to 
inspect and 
enter into the 

building or 
land 

10. (1) The Chief Executive Officer or any person authorized by 

him may enter into any open premises or building with or without 

assistance, for the purposes of :— 

 (a) making any inquiry, inspection, measurement or survey or 

taking levels of such land or building ;  

(b) examining works under construction or of ascertaining the 

course or sewers or drains ;  

 (c) ascertaining whether any building is being or has been 

erected or re-erected without sanction or in contravention of any 

sanction given under this Act or the rules and regulations made there 

under and to take such measurements and do any such other acts as 

may be necessary for such purpose ;  

 (d) doing any other thing necessary for the efficient 

administration of this Act :  

Provided that ; 

 (i) no such entry shall be made except between the hours of 

sunrise and sunset and without giving reasonable notice to the occupier 

or if there be not occupier, the owner of the land or building; 

 (ii) sufficient opportunity shall in every instance, be given to 

enable women if any to withdraw from such land or building ;  

(iii) due regard shall always be had, so far as may be compatible 

with the exigencies of the purpose for which the entry is made, to the 

social and religious usages of the occupants of the land or building 

entered.  

 (2) Any person, residing in or being in charge of such land or 

building shall on demand of such officer other person allow him free 

ingress there to and afford all reasonable facility for such inquire, 

inspection, measurement, survey or examination or other activities as 

mentioned in sub-section – 1.  

Fund  11. The Board shall have and maintain its fund to which shall 

be credited, — 

(a) all moneys received by the Board from the State Government 

by way of grants, loans advances or otherwise ;  

 (b) all moneys borrowed by the Board from sources other than 

the State Government by way of loans or debentures ;  

(c) all fees, tolls and charges received by the Board under this 

Act ;  

 (d) all moneys received by the Board from the disposal of lands, 

buildings and other movable and immovable properties ; and  
 



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 (e) all moneys received by the Board by way of rents and profits 

or in any other manner or from any other sources ;  

 (f) in addition to the funds under foregoing clauses the Board 

shall have the powers to raise its own funds through such revenue 

sources as may be approved by the State Government ;  

 (2) The funds hall be utilized towards meeting the expenses 

incurred by the Board in the administration of this Act.  

 (3) Subject to any directions of the State Government, the Board 

may keep in current account of any Scheduled Bank such sum of 

money out of its funds as it may think necessary for meeting its 

expected current requirements and invest any surplus money in such 

manner as it thinks fit.  

Budget and 
Accounts  

12. (1) The Board shall prepare its budget in respect of the 

financial year next ensuing, showing the estimated receipts and 

expenditure of the Board and get it duly approved by the State 

Government.  

 (2) The Board shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant 

records and prepare annual statement of accounts including the 

balance-sheet in such from as may be prescribed.   

 (3) The accounts of the Board shall be subject to audit annually 

by the examiner, Local Fund Accounts.  

Power to 
make rules  

13. The State Government may by notification make rules for 

carrying out the purposes of this Act. 

Power to 
make 
regulations 

14. The Board may with the prior approval of the State 

Government make such regulations as are required to make under this 

Act or the rules framed there under.  

Power to 
issue 
directions  

15. (1) The State Government shall have power to issue 

directions and the Board shall be bound to carry out such directions 

from time to time for the efficient administration of the Act.   

 (2) If in, or in connection with, the exercise of its powers and 

discharge of its functions by the Board under this Act any dispute 

arises between the Board and the State Government the decision of the 

State Government, on such dispute shall be final.  

Power to 

delegate  
16. (1) The State Government may by general or special order, 

direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act except the power 

to make rules, may also be exercised by such officers or the Board in 

such cases and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified 

therein ;  

 (2) The Board may, by general or special order direct that any 

power exercisable by it under this Act except the power to make 

regulations or bye-laws, may also be exercised by such officer or local 

Authority, in such cases and subject to such conditions, if any, as may 

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 (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act and to such restrictions, 

as may be imposed by the State Government by a general or special 

order, the Chairperson and the Chief Executive Officer may, by an order 

in writing, delegate, any officer subordinate to the Board all or any 

powers exercisable by the Board or the Chairperson, as the case may 

be, under this Act, or the rules made there under.   

Power of the 
State 
Government 
to call for 

records 

17. The State Government may, at any time either on its own 

motion or on application made to it in this behalf call for any record and 

may in case or an order passed by the Board or any officer authorized 

by it to perform any function under this Act for the purpose of satisfying 

itself as to the legality or propriety of any order, pass such order or 

issue such direction in relation thereto as it may think fit :  

 Provided that the State Government shall not pass an order 

prejudicial to any person without affording such person a reasonable 

opportunity of being heard.  

Annual 
Report 

18. The Board shall prepare for every year a report of its 

activities during that year and submit it to the State Government in 

such form and on or before such date as may be prescribed.  

Exemption 19. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act the State 

Government may by notification in the Gazette, exempt, subject to such 

conditions and restrictions, if any, as may be specified in such 

notification any land or building or class of lands or building or 

buildings from all or any of the provisions of this Act or rules or the 

regulations made there under.  

Offences 20. (1) No person shall use or permit to be used any land, site, 

premises or building in special development area in contravention of 

any plan prepared or direction by the Board or any officer.  

 (2) Whoever fails to comply the direction or order of the Board or 

any person authorized by it or does any act or omission in violation of 

any plan or direction referred to in sub-section (1) shall be punished 

with imprisonment of one year or with fine which shall not be less than 

one thousand rupees or with both.  

offences by 
companies 

21. (1) If the person committing an offence under this Act is a 

company, every person, who, at the time the offence was committed was 

in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the 

business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be 

guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and 

punished accordingly :  

 Provided that nothing contained in this Sub-section shall render 

any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act if he 

proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he 

exercised all due diligence to prevent commission of such offence ;  

 (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-section (1), 

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 and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent 

or connivance, of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any 

director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such 

director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be 

guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and 

punished accordingly. 

 Explanation :— For the purposes of this section :— 

(a) ‘company’ means a body corporate and includes a firm or 

other association of individuals ; and  

(b) ‘director’ in relation to a firm means a partner in the firm.  

Cognizance of 
offences 

22. (1) No court shall take cognizance of any offences under 

this Act except on a complaint in writing made under the signature of 

an officer duly authorized by the Board in this behalf.  

 (2) offences punishable under this Act shall be tried by a court 

not inferior to the Magistrate of first class.  

Composition 

of Offences 
23. (1) Any offence made punishable by or under this Act may 

either before or after the institution of proceedings, be compounded-by 

the Chief Executive officer or any officer authorized by him in that 

behalf by General or Special order on such terms, including any term 

as regards payment of a composition fee, as the Chief Executive officer 

or such officer may think fit. 

 (2) Where an offence has been compounded, the offender, if in 

custody, shall be discharged and no further proceedings shall be taken 

against him in respect of the offence compounded.  

Members and 
officers to be 
public 
servants 

24. The Chairperson, every member and every officer of the 

Board shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of 

section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act no. 45 of 1860).  

Sanction of 
prosecution 

25. No prosecution for any offence punishable under this Act 

shall be instituted except with the previous sanction of the Chairperson. 

Authentication 

of orders and 
documents 

26. All permissions, orders, decisions, notices and other 

documents of the Board shall be authenticated by the signature of the 

Chief Executive Officer or any other Officer in this behalf.   

Suit and other 
proceedings  

27. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie 

against any person for, anything which is in good faith done or 

intended to be done under this Act or any rules or regulations made 

there under.  

Term of 
members and 
chairperson 

28. The term of the chairperson and members of Board other 

than ex-officio members of the Board shall be three years :  

 Provided that the Chairperson or a Member of the Board shall, 

notwithstanding the expiration of the term thereof shall continue to 

hold office till his/her successor enters upon the office.  

Dissolution of 
Board 

29. (1) Where the State Government is satisfied that the 

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 been substantially achieved so as to render the continued existence of 

the Board in the opinion of the State Government unnecessary, the 

State Government may by notification in the Gazette declare that the 

Board shall be dissolved with effect from such date as may be specified 

in the notification and the Board shall be deemed to be dissolved 

accordingly. 

 (2) From the date referred to in sub-section (1), — 

(a) All properties, funds and dues whish are vested in, or 

releasable by the Boards shall vest in or be reliable by the State 

Government ;  

 (b) all lands places at the disposal of the Board shall revert to 

the State Government ;  

(c) all liabilities which are enforceable against the Board shall 

be enforceable against the State Government.  

 (3) For the purpose of carrying out any development which has 

not been duly carried out by the Board and for the purposes of 

realizing properties, funds and dues referred to in clause (a) of sub-

section (2) the functions of the Board shall be discharged by the State 

Government.  

Power to 
remove 

difficulties  

30. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of 

this Act the State Government may, by order, make such provisions 

not inconsistent with this Act as may appear to it to be necessary or 

expedient for the removal of the difficulty : 

 Provided that no such power shall be exercised after the expiry 

of a period of two years from the commencement of this Act.  

Overriding 

effect  
31. The provisions of this Act shall apply notwithstanding 

anything to the contrary contained in any law of the State of Uttar 

Pradesh for the time being in force.  

Repeal and 

saving 
32. (1) Shri Kashi Vishwanath Special Area Development Board 

Varanasi Ordinance, 2018 is hereby repealed.  

 (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action 

taken under the Ordinance, referred to in sub-section (1) shall be 

deemed to have been done or taken under this act as if the provisions 

of this Act were in force at all material times.  

 

 



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 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS 

 Sri Kashi Vishwanath Temple situated at the bank of holy river 

Ganga in District Varanasi is one of the important jyotirlinga of the 

twelve jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva due to which it is of international 

repute. It is also a special place of Uttar Pradesh State in the 

perspective of tourism. In view of the Mythological, Religious, Spiritual, 

Cultural significance of the area related to it, extension or 

beautification of the accessible paths from Ganga river to the Temple 

Complex and related major routes and existing ancient temples to their  

 lives intact, develop their reinvigorated strengthening ambitious  

scheme has been prepared by the State Government with the help of 

the Central Government. In order to maintain the continuous existence 

of the pilgrims, devotees, tourists in the available area marked in the 

map, after completing the development of infrastructure for quality and 

timely completion, it has been decided to make a law to provide for the 

establishment of Shir Kashi Vishwanath Special Area Development 

Board Varanasi to create, formulate, implement, regulate and maintain 

the Special Area under its jurisdiction for developing and maintaining 

the cultural, spiritual, mythological and architectural aesthetics in 

such area to promote tourism in consonance with the rich cultural 

heritage thereof. 

 Since the State legislature was not in session and immediate 

legislative action was necessary to implement the aforesaid decision 

the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Special Area Development Board Varanasi 

Ordinance, 2018 (U. P. Ordinance no. 8, 2018) was promulgated by 

Governor on June 29, 2018.  

 This Bill is introduced to replace the aforesaid Ordinance.  

 

 

 

 



 

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