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(1 ) There shall be a Ward Committee for each Ward in a Municipality to be constituted within 6 (six) month of the constitution ofthe Municipality. Ward Committee (2) Each Ward Committee will consist of- (a) The member of the Municipality representing the Ward, who shall be the Chairperson of the Ward Committee. (b) Not more than 4 (four) persons representing the civil society h m the Ward, nominated byte State Govenunent; Provided that if the population of the Ward is not more than 10,000 (ten thousand), the number of nominated members shall be 4 (four), and thereafter, there shall be 1 (one) additional member for every4,OOO (four thousand) populationmay be ignored; Provided fintherthat in reckoningthe number of additional members of the Ward Committee exceeding4 (four), any part of less than 2,000 (two thousand)population may be ignored. Provided fiuther that not less than two-thirds ofthemembers of such Committee shall be the Sector Representatives resident in that ward. (c) All Sector Representative ofthe concerned area. (3) Aperson shall be disqualified for being nominated as a member of the Ward Committee inder Clause (b) of Section 12(2) or to continue as suchmember, if under the provisions ofthis Act or any other law for the time being in force, he would be disqualified for being elected as a member of a Municipality. (4) The Executive Officer shall be entitled to take part in the meetings and - deliberations of the Ward Committeee. The Chairman of the Ward Committee may request the representatives ofthe concerned Departments are to be discussed. (5) Any official nominated by the Executive OEticer ofthe Municipality shall be the Secretxy of the Ward Committee. AU minutes ofthe proceedings of the meeting ofihe Ward Committee shall be recorded bythe secretary and copy of minutes of the proceedings of each meetings shall be forwarded by him to the Municipal Council. (6) The term of ofice of the Ward Committee shall be co-extensive with the term of oftice ofthe Municipahty. PART -IV RIGHT AND DUTIES OF WARD COMMITTEES