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Functions of the Ward Committee.- (1) The Ward Committee shall discharge the following functions, namely:- (a) prepare and submit Ward Development Scheme to the City Corporation for allotment of funds; (b) prepare and submit annual Ward Development Plan, drawn up in accordance with the plans prepared by the Bengaluru Metropolitan Planning Committee and the City Corporation, in the form of a priority list specifying the projects and schemes proposed to be implemented in the following financial year for allotment of funds and ensure proper utilization of the funds allotted under ward development plan in the ward; (c) call for an annual general meeting of the Ward Sabha consisting of all persons registered as voters in the Ward for providing inputs for the formulation of the Annual Ward Development Plan, giving due publicity and notice for the same to ensure maximum participation in the Ward; (d) call for any general meeting to discuss any issue which requires decision making by popular participation; (e) invite applications for the selection of beneficiaries and prepare the draft priority list after making enquiry on the applications received in this behalf and send it for the consideration of the Constituency Consultative and Co-Ordination Committee concerned, and prepare the final list based on the inputs of the Constituency Consultative and Co-Ordination Committee for submission to the City Corporation; (f) ensure proper utilization of the funds allotted under ward development scheme in the ward; (g) ensure timely collection of taxes, fees and other sums due to the City Corporation; (h) ensure water supply maintenance in the ward and finalize location of new public taps and public wells; (i) ensure sewerage system maintenance in the ward; (j) ensure proper solid waste management and sanitation work in the ward and finalize location of new public sanitation units; (k) ensure maintenance of street lighting in the ward and finalize location of new street lights; (l) ensure maintenance of parks, open spaces, greening of area in the ward; (m) ensure afforestation, and implementation of rain water harvesting schemes; (n) assist in the functioning of Primary Health Centres and the Schools belonging or run by the Corporation. (o) mobilize voluntary labour and donation by way of goods or money for implementation of Ward Development Scheme and various programmes and schemes of City Corporation; (p) inform the City Corporation regarding any encroachment of land belonging to the City Corporation; (q) to display ward budget and current ongoing projects to public notice; and (r) perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the City Corporation as per its bye-laws. (2) The procedure to be adopted by the Ward Committee in the transaction of its business shall be such as may be prescribed. (3) The Ward Committee shall function from the concerned Ward Office. (4) The recommendations of the ward committee shall be advisory in nature.