Section 130A. Power of State Government to require Municipality to impose taxes

1[130-A. (1) The 2[State Government] may, by general or special order, published in the official Gazette, require a Municipality to impose any tax mentioned in section 128, not already imposed, at such rate and within such period as may be specified in the notification, and the Municipality shall thereupon act accordingly. (2) the 2[State Government] may require a Municipality to 3[increase, modify or vary] the rate of any tax already imposed and thereupon the Municipality shall 3[increase, modify or vary] the tax as required. (3) If the Municipality fails to carry out the order passed under sub-section (1) or (2), the 2[State Government] may pass suitable order [imposing, increasing, modifying or varying]3 the tax, and thereupon the order of the 2[State Government], shall operate as if it had been a resolution duly passed by the Municipality, 4[under sub-section (2) of section 134.]