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Conduct of business by the Standing Committees.- (1) The municipalities may frame bye-laws relating to election of members of standing committees, conduct of business therein, and all other matters relating thereto. (2) The Chairman of every standing committee shall in respect of the work of the committee, be entitled to call for any information, return, statement, account or report from the office of the municipality and to enter on and inspect any immovable property of the municipality or work in progress connected with the work of the committee. (3) Each standing committee shall be entitled to require attendance at its meetings of any officer of the municipality who is connected with the work of committee. The Executive Officer or the Secretary, as the case may be, shall under instruction of the committee, issue notice and secure the attendance of such officer. 45 1[―51-A. Ward Sabha.—All persons comprised in the electoral roll of a ward shall constitute the Ward Sabha for the purposes of this Act. 51-B. Meetings of Ward Sabha.—(1) There shall be two meetings of the Ward Sabha in a year. The meeting shall be convened by the elected ward Member at a public place after public notice alongwith agenda. (2) The officer, to be nominated by the Executive Officer or Secretary, as the case may be, shall be the Secretary of the Ward Sabha. The minutes of the proceedings of the meetings of the Ward Sabha shall be recorded by the Secretary and a copy of minutes of the proceedings of each meeting shall be forwarded by him to the Executive Officer or Secretary, as the case may be. 51-C. Ward Committee.—(1) There shall be a Ward Committee for each ward in the Municipality to be constituted within six months of the constitution of municipality. (2) Each Ward Committee shall consist of a President and not exceeding nine eminent members, to be nominated by the Ward Sabha. (3) The elected Ward Member representing that ward shall be the President of the Ward Committee: Provided that at least fifty per cent seats of members of the Ward Committee shall be reserved for women. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, ―eminent member‖ of Ward Sabha means any person or a representative of a non-government organization or an association or a community based organization working for or representing any section of civil society in fields such as environment, social welfare, rural development, health, culture, business, trade etc.] _______