section 49
Standing Committees.
The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000Infrastructure2000331 sections
Statutory text
- (1) The municipality shall have the following Standing Committees:––
- (a) General Standing Committee ;
- (b) Finance, Audit, Planning and Health Committees ;
- (c) Development Committees ; and
- (d) Social Justice Committee.
- (2) Each Standing Committee shall consist of not less than three and not more than five members including the President or Vice-President, as the case may be, elected by the members of the municipality from amongst the elected members : Provided that Social Justice Committee shall include at least one member who may be a woman or a member of a Scheduled Caste or of a Scheduled Tribe.
- (3) The President shall be the ex officio member and also the Chairman of the General Standing Committee and Finance, Audit and Planning Committee. The Vice-President shall be the ex officio member and the Chairman of other Committee not mentioned here into this sub-section : Provided that if the Vice-President acts as the President of the municipality, the members of other Committees shall elect its Chairman from amongst themselves.
- (4) No elected member of the municipality shall be eligible to serve on more than two Standing Committees.
- (5) The Executive Officer or the Secretary of the municipality shall be the ex officio Secretary of every Standing Committee.
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