Appointment of Standing Committee, Subjects Committees and other

Committees.— (1) Every Zilla Parishad

1[shall, within one month from the date of its first meeting

called under section 45, appoint] in the manner hereinafter provided a Standing Committee and also

the following Subjects Committees, that is to say—

1. (a) Finance Committee,
2. (b) Works Committee, 2[(c) Agriculture
   • • * * Committee,
3. (d) Social Welfare Committee,] 4[(e) Education and Sports Committee,]
4. (f) Health Committee, 5[(g) Animal Husbandry and Dairy Committee,] 6[(h) Women and Child Welfare Committee.]

7[(1A)] There shall also be a Water Management and Sanitation Committee constituted in

accordance with the provisions of section 79A.]

1. (2) A Zilla Parishad may, subject to rules prescribed by the State Government, from time to

time, appoint any other committee consisting of such Councillors and other persons as the Parishad

may decide, refer to such committee for enquiry and report such matters relating to the purposes of this Act as the Zilla Parishad may think fit, and direct that the committee shall submit its report to the Standing Committee or a Subjects Committee as the Zilla Parishad may specify.