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(1) There shall be a Ward Committee for each ward in a Corporation or Municipality, to Committee be constituted within 6 months of the constitution of the Corporation or Municipality. (2) Each Ward Committee shall consist of,- (a) the member of the Corporation or Municipality representing the Ward, who shall be the Chairperson of the Ward Committee. (b) not more than t~n persons representing the civil society from the ward, nominated by the Corporation or Municipality: Provided that, if the population of the Ward is not more than ten thousand, the number of nominated members shall be four, and thereafter, there shall be one additional member for every four thousand population or part thereof: Provided further that in reckoning the number of additional members of the Ward Committee exceeding four, any part of less than two thousand population may be ignored: Provided further that not less than two-thirds of the members of such Committee shall be the Area Sabha Representatives resident in that ward. Explanation - For the purposes of this section, 'civil society' means any non- Govemment organization or association or persons, established, constituted, or registered under any law for the time being in force and working for social welfare, and includes any community-based organization, professional institution and civic, health, educational, social or culturai body or any trade or Area Sabha Representative to be ex-officio member of Ward Committee, industrial organization and such other association or body as the Corporatjon or Municipality may decide. (3) A person shall be disqualified for being nominated as a member of the Ward Committee under clause (b) of sub-section (2) or to continue as such member, if under the provisions of this Act or any other law for the tome being in force, he would be disqualified for being elected as a member of a Corporation or Municipality. THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, DECEMBER 14, 2007 2413 (4) The Commissioner or the Zonal Officer shall be entitled to take part in the meetings and deliberations of the Ward Committee. The Chairman of the Ward Committee may request the representatives of concerned departments as special invitees to participate in the meetings, whenever problems respecting their departments are to be discussed. (5) The Divisional Executive Engineer or the Zonal Engineer, wherever available, or any other official, as nominated by the Commissioner or Executive Officer, shall be the Secretary of the Ward Committee. The Secretary shall record all minutes of the proceedings of the meeting of the Ward Committee and he shall forward a copy of minutes of the proceedings of each meeting to the Corporation or Municipality. (6) The term of office of the Ward Committee shall be co-extensive with the term of office of the Corporation or Municipality. PART-IV RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF WARD COMMITTEES Functions of 13. The Ward Committee shall discharge the following functions, namely:- the Ward Committee Rights of the 14. Ward Committee (a) provide assistance in solid waste management in the ward; (b) supervision of sanitation works in the ward for ensuring an adequate level of hygiene; (c) provide assistance for the preparation and encouragement of the development scheme for the ward; ( d) encourage and ensure harmony and unity among various groups of people in the ward; (e) mobilize voluntary labour and donation by way of goods or money for social welfare programs; (f) provide assistance in the implementation of development schemes relating to the ward: (g) provide assistance for identification of beneficiaries for the implementation of development and welfare schemes; (h) encourage and assist in the promotion of art and cultural activities as well as activities of sports and games; (i) ensure people's participation in the voluntary activities necessary for successful implementation of the development activities of the Corporation or Municipality; G) assist in the timely collection of taxes, fees and other sums due to the Corporation or Municipality; (k) ensure maintenance of parks in the ward; (I) ensure maintenance of street lighting in the ward; (m) perform such other function as may be assigned to it by the Corporation or Municipality. (1) The Chairperson and the Members of the Ward Committee shall have the right to seek information from the Corporation or Municipality regarding any matter relating to the Ward. (2) ·The Ward Committee shall make periodical reports to the Corporation or Municipality in respect of the matters specified. (3) Every Ward Committee shall have the right to,- (a) obtain fu1l information about the District and Corporation or Municipal Plans; 2414 Duties of the Ward Committee THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY,DECEMBER 14, · 2007 (b) obtain the full Co~oration or ~unicipal Budget, within such time as may be ~easonable, to venfy, seek cJanfications and suggest changes that need to be mcorporated; ( c) obtain t~~ re~ui~ite financial and administrative support from the Corporation or Mumc1pahty m managing Bank accounts; ( d) ?e .co~s~lted in the development of land use and zoning regulations within its Junsd1ctton; (e) obtain. full de!ails on all revenue items including taxes and budgetary allocations, which should be presented in a simplified manner which is manageable by the Ward Committee· ' ' (f) retain up to .5?% of the Ward Revenues for local development, until a pre?efined mm1mum level of Ward Infrastructure index, which shall be notified by the State Government, has been created in the Ward; (g) have ~ proportionate claim on Corporation or Municipal Development expenditures based. on the Ward Infrastructure Index of that Ward compared to the other Wards m the Corporation or Municipality;