NEW DELHI: A day after the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021, came into force, Delhi LG Anil Baijal issued an order specifying the matters in which the LG’s opinion must be obtained before taking any executive action based on decision of the Council of Ministers of a minister, to exercise the powers of government, state government, appropriate government, LG, administrator or chief commissioner under any law in force in the Capital.
These matters, as per the order issued on Wednesday and notified a day later, including those falling under any law made by Parliament or extended to the NCT of Delhi by the Central government regarding any matter enumerated in the State List of Concurrent List of the Constitution.
Besides, the LG’s opinion will also be needed for matters falling under law made by the legislative assembly of Delhi, including matters having effect, direct or indirect, on any of the subjects on which the LG is to act in his discretion in accordance with section 41 of the GNCTD Act, 1991 i.e. police, public order. land , services, etc. Other matters requiring LG’s opinion include making of subordinate legislations i.e. rules, regulations, schemes, bye-laws, etc; establishment or Constitution/re-constitution of statutory bodies, such as Authority, Board, Committee, Commission, etc; matters relating to recommendations of the Delhi Finance Commission constituted under the Delhi Finance Commission Act, 1994; grant of parole under the Delhi Prisons Act, 2000 and rules made thereunder; and the matters specified under Rule 23 of the Transaction of Business of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Rules, 1993.
An official said going by the order, if the LG wants, he can release funds for MCDs in accordance with the recommendations of the Finance Commission. Also, the LG will have a say in decisions to set up committees, such as one that can haul Facebook or even bodies like Delhi Dialogue Commission.
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