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District-level Committee on Disability (1) The State Government shall constitute a committee in each district to be known as the District-level Committee to perform the functions spelt out in sub- section (6) below. (2) The composition of the District-level Committee on Disability shall be such as may be prescribed, subject to the condition that it shall necessarily have the following as its members: a) Chairperson of the District Panchayat or a member nominated by the Chairperson b) the Deputy Commissioner/ Collector / District Magistrate, c) the Chief Executive Officer of the District Panchayat d) the Chief Executive Officer of the Municipality of the district headquarters, 28 e) District level officers of Departments of the State Government concerned with disability, f) Up to nine persons, as far as practicable being persons with disabilities, or representatives of Non-Government Organizations, or Associations concerned with disabilities to be nominated by the Chairperson of the District Committee, such that there is one member associated with each of the disabilities specified in Clause (i) of Section 2, and there are at least three women and one person each belonging to SC and ST. g) District Welfare Officer, (3) Nominated Members of the District-level Committee may receive such honorarium as may be prescribed by the State Government. (4) A member nominated may resign at any time from his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairperson and the seat of the said member thereafter will become vacant. (5) The District-level Committee on Disability will meet at least once in three months and shall transact its business in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed. (6) The District-level Committee on Disability shall perform the following function, namely: (i) Monitor and ensure effective implementation of the provisions of the Act and policies and programmes for persons with disabilities; (ii) review and coordinate the activities of all Governmental and non-Governmental Organizations at the District- level which are dealing with matters relating to persons with disabilities; (iii) Perform such other functions as may be prescribed, or as the State Government may, from time to time, direct. 29 S. No. Present Provision Proposed Provision (Changes indicated in bold) 40