## CONSTITUTION 243Q

### CONSTITUTION 243Q — Constitution of Municipalities
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> 243Q. Constitution of Municipalities.-(1) There shall be constituted
in every State,-
(a) a Nagar Panchayat (by whatever name called) for a transitional
area, that is to say, an area in transition from a rural area to an urban area;
(b) a Municipal Council for a smaller urban area; and
(c) a Municipal Corporation for a larger urban area,
in accordance with the provisions of this Part:

1. Part IXA ins. by the Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992, s. 2
(w.e.f. 1-6-1993).
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Provided that a Municipality under this clause may not be constituted in
such urban area or part thereof as the Governor may, having regard to the size of
the area and the municipal services being provided or proposed to be provided
by an industrial establishment in that area and such other factors as he may deem
fit, by public notification, specify to be an industrial township.
(2) In this article, "a transitional area", "a smaller urban area" or "a larger
urban area" means such area as the Governor may, having regard to the
population of the area, the density of the population therein, the revenue
generated for local administration, the percentage of employment in nonagricultural activities, the economic importance or such other factors as he may
deem fit, specify by public notification for the purposes of this Part.