The Delhi Development Act, 1957 · II — THE DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ITS OBJECTS

Section 4. Staff of the Authority

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

4. Staff of the Authority.— (1) The Central Government may appoint two suitable persons respectively as the secretary and the chief accounts officer of the Authority who shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by regulations or delegated to them by the Authority or the chairman. (2) Subject to such control and restrictions as may be prescribed by rules, the Authority may appoint such number of other officers and employees (including experts for technical work) as may be necessary for the efficient performance of its functions and may determine their designations and grades. (3) The secretary, chief accounts officer and other officers and employees of the Authority shall be entitled to receive from the funds of the Authority such salaries and such allowances, if any, and shall be governed by such conditions of service as may be determined by regulations made in this behalf. 4. Certain words, brackets and letter omitted by Act 19 of 1966, s. 36 (w.e.f. 7-9-1966). 5. Subs. by s. 36, ibid., for sub-sections (7) and (8) (w.e.f. 7-9-1966). 6. Subs. by Act 56 of 1963, s. 4, for certain words (w.e.f. 30-12-1963). (c) one representative of the Health Services of Delhi administration to be nominated by the Central Government; (d) four representatives of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to be elected by the councillors and aldermen from among themselves; 1 [(e) two persons representing the Delhi Electric Supply Committee and the Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Committee of the said Corporation, of whom — (i) one shall be elected by the members of the Delhi Electric Supply Committee from among themselves; and (ii) one shall be elected by the members of the Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Committee from among themselves; (ee) one representative of the Delhi Transport Corporation to be nominated by the Central Government;] (f) three persons to be nominated by the Central Government of whom one shall represents the interests of commerce and industry and one, the interests of labour, in Delhi; (g) four persons from the technical departments of the Central Government to be nominated by that Government; and (h) three members of Parliament of whom two shall be members of the House of the People and one shall be a member of the Council of States to be elected respectively by the members of the House of the People and the members of the Council of States. (3) The Council shall meet as and when necessary and shall have the power to regulate its own procedure. (4) An elected member shall hold office for a term of four years from the date of his election to the council and shall be eligible for re-election: Provided that such term shall come to an end as soon as the member ceases to be a member of the body from which he was elected.

Source: India Code