Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “area” means an area as determined under section 3; (b) “area sabha” means in relation to an area, the body of all the persons registered in the electoral rolls pertaining to every polling booth in that area of the municipality; (c) “budget year” means the period for which the Government lays down the annual financial statement; (d) “chairperson” means the chairperson of the ward committee who shall be the councilor of each ward; (e) “Government” means the Government of the State of Haryana; (f) “member” means the area sabha representative of the ward committee nominated under this Act; (g) “municipality” means an institution of self-government constituted under the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 (Haryana Act No. 24 of 1973); (h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (i) “Schedule” means Schedule appended to this Act; (j) “ward committee” means a committee constituted under section 11; (k) “ward infrastructure index” means a composite index generated by taking into account the condition of all public infrastructure elements in that ward.