Representative of the Neighbourhood group, term of office and allowance

(1) The Neighbourhoods shall select one among them as representative of them who shall preside over the meetings and deliberations of that Neighbourhood group. (2) The Neighbourhoods shall also select one additional representative who shall stand in for representative in the absence of the representative. However, the additional representative shall attend the meetings of Area Sabha along with the representative and shall assist the representative if required in all the functions. (3) The representative and additional representative shall be selected by the members by lot from the available eligible members. (4) The representative shall strictly be a non political and must declare that he is neither sympathiser nor a member of any political party or outfit. (5) The office of the representative shall be for a tenure of thirty months and no person shall be eligible to be a representative for second term within five years. (6) The position of representative and additional representative shall not be from the same gender and the same shall be rotated every year. (7) The first year after the election to the Municipalities, the position of representative shall be allotted to female and that of additional representative shall be allotted to male. (8) The representative shall not be paid any allowance, sitting fee or remuneration. (9) The Neighbourhood groups shall conduct meetings without incurring any expenditure and there shall not be any reimbursement by either the Municipality or by the Government. (10) The Neighbourhood groups shall not demand presence of any officials of either the Municipality or otherwise.