GTA Act enforced
14 March 2012
KOLKATA, 14 MARCH: The Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) Act came
into force today with the state government issuing the requisite
notification though the clause which repeals the Darjeeling
Gorkha Autonomous Hill Council Act, which has been kept on hold for the
time being till the formation of the GTA as an elected body.
The DGAHC Act of 1988 will be repealed once the elections to the GTA are completed and the new body is formed.
According to officials of the home department while drawing up the Bill a provision was kept to allow certain clauses to come into force at later dates. This was done to allow the DGAHC to continue functioning till the formation of GTA.
The state government will also notify the rules for conducting elections to GTA tomorrow. Once the rules are notified the state government will start the delimitation process and then announce the date for holding elections. The run-up to the elections are expected to be completed in two months time.
Meanwhile, acceding to the request made by the chief minister, the Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh has approved the extension of the service tenure of the chief secretary, Mr Samar Ghosh by another six months. The department of personnel and training (DoPT) will now issue the necessary order following which the state government will come out with a matching order for Mr Ghosh's extension. Mr Ghosh who was slated to retire on 31 March will now do so on 30 September. sns
The DGAHC Act of 1988 will be repealed once the elections to the GTA are completed and the new body is formed.
According to officials of the home department while drawing up the Bill a provision was kept to allow certain clauses to come into force at later dates. This was done to allow the DGAHC to continue functioning till the formation of GTA.
The state government will also notify the rules for conducting elections to GTA tomorrow. Once the rules are notified the state government will start the delimitation process and then announce the date for holding elections. The run-up to the elections are expected to be completed in two months time.
Meanwhile, acceding to the request made by the chief minister, the Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh has approved the extension of the service tenure of the chief secretary, Mr Samar Ghosh by another six months. The department of personnel and training (DoPT) will now issue the necessary order following which the state government will come out with a matching order for Mr Ghosh's extension. Mr Ghosh who was slated to retire on 31 March will now do so on 30 September. sns
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