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NTPC Graduate Tier 1 2025 Shift-2 📅 06 Jun, 2025

What is the primary function of a Notified Area Committee in India?

A
Regulate local elections for better local self-governance
B
Oversee military areas to help address military and civilian issues
C
Handle port activities and ensure their smooth functioning
D
Manage developing towns due to get a municipality status
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NTPC Graduate Tier 1
2025 • 06 Jun, 2025 • Shift-2
What is the primary function of a Notified Area Committee in India?
Correct Answer
Manage developing towns due to get a municipality status
Administrative Context: Historically, state governments in India required an interim governance tool for rapidly expanding industrial hubs that did not yet meet......
Ref/Book : NTPC Graduate Tier 1 2025
Ref. Subject General Awareness
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Ref. Topic Polity
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💡 Analysis & Explanation
Administrative Context ▼
Historically, state governments in India required an interim governance tool for rapidly expanding industrial hubs that did not yet meet the rigid criteria for full municipalities.
Specific Purpose ▼
The Notified Area Committee was instituted entirely via a government notification (hence the name) rather than specific local legislation.
Functional Scope ▼
Its primary responsibility was to bridge the administrative gap, managing civic amenities, planning, and administration for these rapidly developing towns until they were formally upgraded to a municipality.
Conclusion ▼
It was exclusively meant to manage developing towns pending a formal municipality status.
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