Section 88(5) in Siliguri Municipal Corporation Act, 1990
(5)in the sphere of development,-(a)encouraging formation of co-operatives and, in particular, housing co-operative societies and assistance to those societies in the construction of residential buildings;(b)providing shelter for the homeless;(c)undertaking manufacturing of building materials and their distribution at fair prices; .(d)reclamation of waste lands and promotion of social forestry;(e)establishing and maintaining nurseries for plants, vegetables and trees and promotion of greenery through mass participation;(f)organization of flower shows and promotion of flower- growing as a civic culture;(g)promotion of agriculture and improvement of cattle breed;(h)assistance to small-scale and cottage and craft industries;(i)programme for rehabilitation of scavengers and their families who are displaced on account of abolition of the system of carrying of night-soil as human head-load;(j)income-generating activities for the weaker sections of the community including the women;(k)collection of statistics and data significant to the community;(l)integration of the development plans and schemes of the city with the district or regional development plan, if any;
