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Functions 9. and duties of the Area Sabha THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORJ)INARY, DECEMBER 14, 2007 2411 ( 4) A registered voter of the Area Sabha may nominate any registered voter of the Area Sabha for ytie office of Area Sabha Representative by filing the nomination papers in the manner prescribed in this behalf. The eligible nominee with the highest number of registered voter nominations from that Area shall be declared as the Area Sabha Representative for that Area, by the Ward Councillor. (5) In the event of the failure of the Ward Councillor to call for nominations for the office of Area Sabha Representative for any or all of the Areas v,,ithin the Ward in the time prescribed, the State Government shall, in accordance with the rules prescribed in this behalf, nominate such persons as it may deem fit to those offices of Area Sabha Representative not filled by the Ward Councillor; and it may also initiate such disciplinary or other action against the Ward Councillor as the rules prescribed in this behalf by the Government may allow. An Area Sabha Representative shall ordinarily hold office for a duration that is co- terminus with that of the Corporation or Municipality concerned: Provided that no person shall continue to hold office as Area Sabha Representative if, at any time during his tenure, he incurs any of the disqualifications prescribed by or under any law for the time being in force for the purpose of elections to the Legislature of the State concerned: Provided further that, no person shalt be eligible to continue to hold office as Area Sabha Representative, if at any time, 6 months after his election to such post he is recalled by a written representation to the Ward Councillor or the Corporation or Municipality, as the case may be, supported by not less than one half of the total members of the Area Sabha concerned: Provided further more that no person shall be entitled, or continue to be entitled, to hold office as Area Sabha Representative of an area in which, he is not ordinarily resident. An Area Sabha may, having regard to its managerial, technical, financial and organizational capacity, and the actual conditions obtaining in the Corporation or Municipal area, perform and discharge the following functions and duties, namely:- (a) to generate proposals and determine the priority of schemes and development programmes to be implemented in the jurisdiction of the Area Sabha and forward the same to the Ward Committee, or in its absence, the Corporation or Municipality, for inclusion in the development plans of the Ward Committee or Corporation or Municipality, as the cases may be; (b) to identify the most eligible persons from the jurisdiction of the Area Sabha for beneficiary-oriented schemes on the basis of criteria fixed by the Government and prepare list of eligible beneficiaries in order of priority and forward the same for inclusion in the development plans of the Ward or Corporation or Municipality; ( c) to verify the eligibility of persons getting various kinds of welfare assistance from Government such as pensions and subsidies; ( d) to suggest the location of streetlights, .street or community water taps, public wells, public sanitation units, and such other public amenity schemes within the area of the Area Sabha; (e) to identify the deficiencies in the water supply and street lighting arrangements in the Area Sabha jurisdiction and suggest remedial measures; (f) to assist the activities of public health centers in the area, especially in disease prevention and family welfare and create arrangements to report on the incidence of epidemics, and naturals calamities; (g) to provide and mobilize voluntary labour and contributions in cash and kind for development programmes, and to supervise such development works through volunteer teams; (h) to undertake and support tax mapping and to remind Area Sabha members of their obligations to pay Corporation or Municipal taxes and user charges, 2412 ----=T=H=E=-=-=A=-SS=A=M=-=-G=AZ"-'= . =E=T"'-T'°-"E='-"E=X~T~RA=O~RD:..~INo:.:: · !£.:A~R~Y"""', D!:!.E~C~E!=!M~B:!:E~R...!l.::!;4,,__2~0~0u._7_~ .- Rights and powers of the Area Sabha I 0. An Area Sabha may, subject to the procedures that may be prescribed in this behalf, exercise the following rights and powers, namely:- (i) to get information from the officials concerned as to the services they will render and the works they propose to do in the succeeding period of three months after the meeting; (ii) to be informed by the Ward Committee about every decision concerning the jurisdiction of the Area Sabha, and the rationale of such decisions made by the Ward Committee or the Government; (iii) to be informed by the Ward Committee of the follow up action taken on the decisions concerning the jurisdiction of Area Sabha; (iv) to impart awareness on matters of public interest such as cleanliness, preservation of the environment and prevention of pollution; (v) to promote harmony and unity among various groups of people in the area of the Area Sabha and arranging cultural festivals and sports meets to give expression to the talents of the people of the locality; and (vi) to co-operate with the Ward Committee in the provision of sanitation arrangements in the area. PART-ID Constitution and Governance of Ward Committees Area Sabha 11. The Area Sabha Representative of any Area shall be a member of the Ward Committee constituted for the ward within which that Area is situated. Representative to be ex-officio member Ward