Local Government Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh responds to call attention notice in assembly regarding inclusion of 12 Gram Panchayats of Amritsar (North) into Municipal Corporation
Chandigarh, March 24: Punjab Local Government Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh responded to MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh’s call attention notice in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, stating that officials must follow necessary procedures and processes for including 12 gram panchayats of Amritsar (North) constituency into the Amritsar Municipal Corporation.
The Cabinet Minister said that Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh had raised this matter during a meeting of the Panchayati Raj Institutions Committee of Punjab Legislative Assembly on January 24, 2024. Some of the 12 gram panchayats passed resolutions in February 2024. They requested the inclusion of their areas into the Amritsar Municipal Corporation.
The Local Government Minister said that the government constituted new panchayats after the gram panchayat elections held last October.In this regard, the newly formed gram panchayat institutions should pass fresh resolutions. These resolutions would concern their inclusion in the Municipal Corporation.
The authorities constituted a new house of the Amritsar Municipal Corporation. He further said this happened after the urban local body elections in December 2024. This occurred on January 28, 2025. The Municipal Corporation house needs to pass the resolution regarding the inclusion of these gram panchayats. After that, further action will be initiated under Section 3(6) of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976.
The department regularly communicates with the Deputy Commissioner. It is also in touch with the Commissioner of Amritsar Municipal Corporation regarding this matter, he added.
