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Meetings of Habitation sabha.– (1) A habitation sabha shall meet at such place as may be decided by the elected member of ward to transact its business at least once in six months which shall be at least one month ahead of the meeting of the gram sabha. (2) The habitation sabha shall be presided by the elected member of the ward representing the habitation and in his absence, shall be presided by any other voter of the Gram Panchayat elected from the said habitation sabha at the meeting. In case there are more than one member representing the ward a member elected among themselves in the grama panchayat shall convene and preside over the meeting; (3) Where an elected member of the ward in the habitation fails to convene and preside over a meeting of the habitation sabha, when due or is necessary, the concerned panchayat development officer or secretary, as the case may be, shall convene such meeting and any other voter of the Gram Panchayat as may be elected by the members present at the meeting of the habitation sabha shall preside over the meeting; (4) The quorum for the meeting of a habitation sabha shall be not less than one-fifth of the total voters or twenty members of the habitation sabha, whichever is less, of whom at least thirty percent of the voters shall be women and persons belonging to the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in proportion to their population; Provided that no quorum shall be required for an adjourned meeting; (5) Resolutions in respect of any subject in the meeting held shall be passed by a majority of the members present and voting: Provided that, the needs outlined by the affected group and habitation sabha at their meetings shall be taken up at the meeting of the habitation sabha and shall be recorded as its own and forwarded to the Gram Sabha for being placed before it; (6) The procedure for convening and conducting the meetings shall be such as may be prescribed; (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) a special meeting of the habitation sabha shall be convened by the panchayat development officer or secretary, as the case may be, where at least ten percent of the voters of the habitation make a request in writing, specifying the subject for the meeting; Provided that no two special meetings shall be held within a period of three months; 37 (8) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) or (2), an emergency meeting of the habitation may be convened by the member of the ward elected from the area of the concerned habitation whenever a natural calamity has occurred or a matter of urgent public importance has arisen and the elected members of the said habitation and the Adhyaksha or the Upadhyaksha or any elected members of the concerned Gram Panchayat shall attend such emergency meeting. The Adhyaksha shall preside over such meeting and in his absence, Upadhyaksha shall preside over the meeting. (9) Nothing contained in sub-section (1), shall be construed as preventing affected group coming together as often as required to hold meetings among themselves and outline the developmental needs of their group along with suggestions for being placed before the gram sabha at its regular meetings.