(1) The Government may declare, by a notification in the Telangana Gazette a village or any other area to be a township if it is an industrial or institutional colony, a labour colony, a project area, a health resort or a place of religious importance.
(2) If the area declared as township under sub-section
(1) comprises a village, or forms part of a village the Government shall1 [issue an amendment in terms of section 3] either to remove the village or as the case may be, exclude such part from the village.
(4) A notification issued by the Government under sub section (3) may direct that any functions vested in a Gram Panchayat by or under this Act shall be transferred to and performed by the township committee and shall provide for,—
(3) In regard to any area other than a place of religious importance declared to be a township, the Government shall, by notification in the Telangana Gazette constitute a Township Committee, which shall consist of a “Chairperson” and such number of members as nominated by the Government and they would hold office during the pleasure of the Government. 4
1. Substituted by Act No.8 of 2021.
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(i) the restrictions and conditions subject to which the township committee may perform its functions; and
(ii) any other matter incidental to or connected with the transfer of the functions of a Gram Panchayat to the township committee including the apportionment of the revenues between the township committee and the Gram Panchayat concerned or any contributions or compensation that shall be paid by the township committee to the Gram Panchayat concerned.
(5) Every township committee shall, in regard to the conduct of its business, follow such procedure as may be prescribed.
(6) The Government may, by notification in the Telangana Gazette, direct that any of the provisions of this Act or of the law relating to municipalities for the time being in force, or of any rules made thereunder or of any other enactment for the time being in force elsewhere in the State but not in the village or local area of specified part thereof referred to in sub-section (1) shall apply to that village, local area or part to such extent and subject to such modifications, additions and restrictions as may be specified in the notification.