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For section 8-A sections 8-A & 8-B substituted with marginal headings by Act No.7 of 2008. Constitution, composition and functions, rights of Ward Committee, etc. 24 [Act No. II of 1956] any part of less than two thousand population may be ignored: Provided also that half of the persons to be nominated to the Ward Committee shall be women; (iii) the Area Sabha Representatives. Explanation:- For the purposes of this section and section 8B, civil society menas any non-governmental organization or association of persons, established, constituted or registered under any law for the time being in force and working for social welfare, and includes any community based organization, residents welfare association, professional institution and civic, health, educational institution, social or cultural body or any trade or industrial organization, other stakeholders and such other association or body, as may be prescribed by the Government. (3) A person shall be disqualified for being nominated as a member of the Ward Committee or to continue as such member, if under the provisions of the Act, for the time being in force, he would be disqualified for being elected as a member of a Municipal Corporation. (4) The term of office of Ward Committee shall be co- terminus with the term of office of the Municipal Corporation. (5) The manner of conduct of business at the meetings of the Ward Committee shall be such as may be prescribed. (6) The Ward Committee shall discharge the following functions, namely:- (i) Supervision over:- [Act No. II of 1956] 25 (a) sanitation work and drainage maintenance; (b) distribution of water supply; (c) working of the street lights; (d) minor repair of roads; (e) maintenance of markets; (f) maintenance of parks and playgrounds; (g) Implementation of poverty alleviation programmes; (ii) Monitoring the functioning of schools, maternity centers, dispensaries and health centers wherever they are under control of the Municipal Corporation; (iii) Facilitation in the collection of taxes and non- taxes; (iv) Preparation of list of beneficiaries for beneficiary oriented schemes, pensions and subsidies; (v) prepare an annual ward development plan in a manner consistent with the rules to be prescribed; (vi) map the ward infrastructure index; (vii) Preparation of inventory of municipal assets; (viii) assistance in the implementation of all Government schemes; and (ix) any other function as may be prescribed. 26 [Act No. II of 1956] (7) Every Ward Committee shall have the following rights, namely:- (i) to seek information from the Commissioner regarding any matter relating to the ward; (ii) to obtain information about the master plan and Zonal Developmental Plan of the Municipal Corporation; (iii) to obtain full Municipal Corporation budget; (iv) to be consulted in the development of land use and zoning regulations within the ward; (v) to obtain full details of all revenue items relating to the ward. (8) (a) The Corporation shall allocate twenty percent of the amount earmarked in the annual budget of the Municipal Corporation for maintenance of services namely, sanitation, water supply and drainage, roads, street lightings, parks, markets to all ward committees for attending to the functions specified above; (b) The utilization of funds by Ward Committees for maintenance of civic services and all matters related thereto shall be such as may be prescribed. (9) The Ward Committee may, from time to time, appoint from amongst the members such sub-committees consisting of such number of members as it may think fit and may refer to such sub-committees for enquiry or opinion on any matter relating to the functions entrusted to the Ward Committee. [Act No. II of 1956] 27 8-B. (1) Each ward in a Corporation shall be divided into such number of areas based on the population, so however, that each such area as far as possible shall consist of not less thatn two thousand and not more than five thousand population. (2) There shall be an Area Sabha for each such area with all the electors in the jurisdiction of the area. There shall be an Area Sabha Representative for each area to be nominated by the Municipal Corporation from the representatives of the civil society as may be prescribed. (3) The qualifications and disqualifications prescribed for getting elected as member of Municipal Corporation and for holding the office as Member of Municipal Corporation under the relevant provisions of the Act shall apply mutatis mutandis for the representative of the Area Sabha. (4) The term of the representative of the Area Sabha shall be ordinarily co-terminus with that of the Municipal Corporation concerned. (5) An Area Sabha may, having regard to its managerial, technical, financial and organizational capacity and the actual conditions obtaining in the ward area, perform and discharge the following functions and duties, namely:- (i) to generate proposals and determine the priority of schemes and development programmes to be implemented in the Area Sabha and forward the same to Ward Committee for inclusion in the development plan of the Ward Committee; (ii) to identify the most eligible persons for beneficiary oriented schemes on the basis of criteria fixed by the Government and prepare the list of beneficiaries in order of Constitution of Area Sabha, representatives of Area Sabha and their qualifications, functions, duties etc. 28 [Act No. II of 1956] priority and forward the same to Ward Committee for inclusion in the development plan of the Ward Committee; (iii) to verify the eligibility of persons getting various kinds of welfare assistance from Government such as pensions and subsidies; (iv) to identify the deficiencies in water supply, street lighting and sanitation arrangements in the jurisdiction of the Area Sabha and to suggest the remedial measures to the Ward Committee; (v) to suggest the location of street lights, public taps, public wells, public toilets to the Ward Committee; (vi) to assist in the activities of public health centres in the area; and (vii) to undertake and support tax mapping. (6) The Area Sabha, subject to the rules as may be prescribed in this regard, shall exercise the following rights, namely:- (i) to get information from the officials concerned as to the services they will render and the works proposed to be executed in the area in the succeeding period of three months after the meeting of the Ward Committee; (ii) to be informed by the Ward Committee about every decision taken by them concerning the jurisdiction of the Area Sabha; (iii) to be informed by the Ward Committee of follow up action taken on the decisions concerning the jurisdiction of the area; [Act No. II of 1956] 29 (iv) to cooperate with the Ward Committee in the provision of sanitation arrangements in the area; and (v) to impart awareness on matters of public interest such as cleanliness, preservation of the environment and prevention of pollution. (7) The manner of the conduct of the business at the meetings of Area Sabha shall be such as may be prescribed.] 52[9. The preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of elections to Corporation shall be under the superintendence, direction and control of the State Election Commission.] 53[10. (1) All elections to the Municipal Corporations shall be held under the supervision and control of the State Election Commission and for this purpose it shall have power to give such directions as it may deem necessary to the Commissioner of the concerned Municipal Corporation, District Collector or any officer or servant of the Government and the Municipal Corporation concerned institutions so as to ensure efficient conduct of the elections under this Act. (2) The preparation of electrol rolls for the conduct of all elections under the Act shall be done under the supervision and control of the State Election Commission. (3) For the purposes of this section the Government shall provide the State Election Commission with such staff as may be necessary.