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CHAPTER XXI IMPROVEMENT

Section 427: Submission of improvement scheme to the Corporation for approval and to the Central Government for sanction

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 15 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).

(1) Every improvement scheme shall, as soon as may be after it has been framed, be submitted by the Commissioner for approval to 1[2[the Corporation]] and 1[2[the Corporation]] may either approve the scheme without modifications or with such modifications as it may consider necessary or reject the scheme with directions to the Commissioner to have a fresh scheme framed according to such directions.

(2) No improvement scheme approved by 1[2[the Corporation]] under sub-section (1) shall be valid unless it has been sanctioned by the Central Government.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
  2. 2.Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).