The Municipal Board 7. (1) It shall be the duty of every Municipality to make reasonable provisions 1[within the municipal area for-]
(a) lighting public streets and places ;
(b) watering public streets and places ;
2[(bb) making a survey, and erection of boundary marks, of the municipality ;]
(c) cleaning public streets, places, and drains, removing noxious vegetation, and abating all public nuisances ;
(d) regulating offensive, dangerous or obnoxious trades, callings or practices ;
3[(dd) confinement, removal or destruction of stray dogs and dangerous animals ; ]
(e) removing, on the ground of public safety, health or convenience, undesirable obstructions and projections in streets or public places ;
(f) securing or removing dangerous buildings or places ;
(g) acquiring, maintaining, changing and regulating places for the disposal of the dead 4[and making arrangements for the disposal of unclaimed dead bodies after ascertaining from the police in writing that there is no objection to do so ];
(h) constructing, altering, and maintain public streets, culverts, 5[market] latrines, privies, urinals, drains, drainage works and sewerage works ;
6[ (hh) reclaiming unhealthy localities ; ]
(i) planting and maintaining trees on road-sides and other public places ;
7 [(ii) providing water supply for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes ; ]
(j) providing a sufficient supply of pure and wholesome water where the health of the inhabitants is endangered by the insufficiency or unwholesomeness of the existing supply, guarding from pollution water used for human consumption and preventing polluted water from being so used.
8 [(jj) maintaining in addition to any other source of watersupply, public wells, if any, in working condition, guarding from pollution their water and keeping it fit for human consumption ; ]
(k) registering births and deaths ;
(l) establishing and maintaining a system of public vaccination ;
(m) establishing and maintaining or supporting public hospitals and dispensaries, and providing public medical relief ;
7 [(mm) establishing, maintaining and assisting maternity centers and child welfare and birth control clinics and promoting population control family welfare and small family norms ; ]
[(n) maintaining or contributing to the maintenance of veterinary hospitals ] ;
[(nn) establishing and maintaining or granting aid to institutions of physical culture ]
(o) establishing and maintaining primary schools ;
(p) rendering assistance in extinguishing fires and protecting life and property when fires occur ;
9[(q) maintaining and developing the value of property vested in, or entrusted to the management of the Municipality ; ]
10 [(qq) maintaining the finances of the board in satisfactory condition and meeting its liabilities ; ]
10(r) [prompt attention to official letters and preparation of] such returns, statements and reports as the [State Government] requires the board to submit ; and
10 (s) fulfilling any obligation imposed by law upon it.
7[ (t) regulating tanneries ;
(u) construction and maintenance of parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences ;
(v) promoting urban forestry and ecological aspects and protection of the environment ;
(w) safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society including the handicapped and mentally retarded ;
(x) promoting cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects ;
(y) constructing and maintaining cattle pounds and preventing cruelty to animals ;
(z) slum improvement and upgradation ;
(za) urban poverty alleviation ;
(zb) providing urban amenities and facilities such as gardens public parks and play grounds. ]
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(a) lighting public streets and places ;
(b) watering public streets and places ;
2[(bb) making a survey, and erection of boundary marks, of the municipality ;]
(c) cleaning public streets, places, and drains, removing noxious vegetation, and abating all public nuisances ;
(d) regulating offensive, dangerous or obnoxious trades, callings or practices ;
3[(dd) confinement, removal or destruction of stray dogs and dangerous animals ; ]
(e) removing, on the ground of public safety, health or convenience, undesirable obstructions and projections in streets or public places ;
(f) securing or removing dangerous buildings or places ;
(g) acquiring, maintaining, changing and regulating places for the disposal of the dead 4[and making arrangements for the disposal of unclaimed dead bodies after ascertaining from the police in writing that there is no objection to do so ];
(h) constructing, altering, and maintain public streets, culverts, 5[market] latrines, privies, urinals, drains, drainage works and sewerage works ;
6[ (hh) reclaiming unhealthy localities ; ]
(i) planting and maintaining trees on road-sides and other public places ;
7 [(ii) providing water supply for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes ; ]
(j) providing a sufficient supply of pure and wholesome water where the health of the inhabitants is endangered by the insufficiency or unwholesomeness of the existing supply, guarding from pollution water used for human consumption and preventing polluted water from being so used.
8 [(jj) maintaining in addition to any other source of watersupply, public wells, if any, in working condition, guarding from pollution their water and keeping it fit for human consumption ; ]
(k) registering births and deaths ;
(l) establishing and maintaining a system of public vaccination ;
(m) establishing and maintaining or supporting public hospitals and dispensaries, and providing public medical relief ;
7 [(mm) establishing, maintaining and assisting maternity centers and child welfare and birth control clinics and promoting population control family welfare and small family norms ; ]
[(n) maintaining or contributing to the maintenance of veterinary hospitals ] ;
[(nn) establishing and maintaining or granting aid to institutions of physical culture ]
(o) establishing and maintaining primary schools ;
(p) rendering assistance in extinguishing fires and protecting life and property when fires occur ;
9[(q) maintaining and developing the value of property vested in, or entrusted to the management of the Municipality ; ]
10 [(qq) maintaining the finances of the board in satisfactory condition and meeting its liabilities ; ]
10(r) [prompt attention to official letters and preparation of] such returns, statements and reports as the [State Government] requires the board to submit ; and
10 (s) fulfilling any obligation imposed by law upon it.
7[ (t) regulating tanneries ;
(u) construction and maintenance of parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences ;
(v) promoting urban forestry and ecological aspects and protection of the environment ;
(w) safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society including the handicapped and mentally retarded ;
(x) promoting cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects ;
(y) constructing and maintaining cattle pounds and preventing cruelty to animals ;
(z) slum improvement and upgradation ;
(za) urban poverty alleviation ;
(zb) providing urban amenities and facilities such as gardens public parks and play grounds. ]
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Source footnotes
1. Subs. by sec. 39 of U. P. Act no. 26 of 1995.2. Ins. by sec. 4(1) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
3. Ins. by sec. 4(2) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
4. Ins. by sec. 4(3) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
5. Subs. by sec. 2 of U. P. Act no. 26 of 2018.
6. Ins. by sec. 4 (4) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
7. Ins. by sec. 78 of U. P. Act no. 12 of 1994.
8. Ins. by sec. 4(5) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
9. Subs. by sec. 4(6) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
10. Ins. by sec. 4(7) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
11. Omit. by sec. 4 (3) of U. P. Act no. VII of 1949.
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