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Pasighat Municipal Council
पासीघाट नगर परिषदEast Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh
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Duties & Responsibilities

The State Government initially delegated eight functions to the Pasighat Municipal Council on 8th August 2013 which is:-

  1. Sanitation Conservancy & solid waste management
  2. Urban Forestry, protection of environment and promotion of ecological aspects
  3. Safeguarding the interest of the weaker section of the society including the handicapped and mentally retarded
  4. Urban Poverty Alleviation
  5. Burial and Burial Grounds,cremations,cremation grounds as electric crematoriums
  6. Cattle pounds, prevention of cruelty to animals
  7. Vital statistics including registration of births and deaths
  8. Regulation of slaughter house and tanneries.

In addition to that, another five subjects were delegated to the Municipality of Arunachal Pradesh vide notification no. MUN-Estt-04/2012-13 of dated 18th February 2014 which is as such:-

  1. Planning for social and economic development
  2. Slum improvement and upgradation
  3. Provision of urban amenities and facilities such as parks, gardens, playgrounds
  4. Promotion of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects.
  5. Public amenities including street lighting, parking lots, bus stops and public convenienc.

The State Government in another notification no.MUN/Estt-04/2013-14 of Dated Itanagar the 16th June 2015 authorized ULBs of Arunachal Pradesh to collect taxes within the Municipal limit on the following subjects:-

  1. Tax on parking of vehicles as per provision contained under the section 129 of the Act.
  2. User Charges on solid waste management, parking, stacking of materials on public streets as per provision contained under section 130 and 136 of the Act.
  3. Tax on advertisement as per provision contained under section 139,140,141,142 of the Act.
  4. Other taxes on entertainment, tax on tourist congregations, tax on heavy trucks and buses as per provision contained under section 147,149,152 of the Act.
  5. Levy of stallage rent & fee as per provision contained under section 276 of the Act.
  6. Permission to grant licenses to use premises for non-residential purposes and to collect licence fee as per provisions contained under section 369,370,371,372,373,374 and 375 of the Act.