Constitution of Standing Committee.

1. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 81, the Standing Committee shall consist of—
   • (a) the President;
   • (b) the Chairman of Subjects Committees; 8[(c) subject to any rules made by the State Government in that behalf, 9[eight Councillors] elected by the Zilla Parishad from amongst its Councillors; so however that not more than two seats shall be reserved for Councillors belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or]
     • • * * backward classes of citizens.
     • • * * * * * * These words and figures were substituted for the words “shall appoint” by Mah. 6 of 1975, s. 21(a). Entries (c) and (d) were substituted by Mah. 22 of 1970, s. 2(1). Sub-section (2) of section 2 of Mah. 22 of 1970 reads as follows :— “(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Agriculture Committee and the Co-operatives Committee in existence at the commencement of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis (Amendment) Act, 1970 (Mah. XXII of 1970), shall continue to hold office and operate until such time as the first Agriculture and Co-operative Committee is constituted and the first meeting thereof is held.”. The words “and Co-operatives” were deleted by Mah. 6 of 1975, s. 21(b). Clause (e) was substituted by Mah. 24 of 2010, s. 2. Clause (g) was inserted by Mah. 6 of 1975, s. 21(d). Clause (h) was added by Mah. 4 of 1992, s. 3. Sub-section (1A) was substituted by Mah. 3 of 2005, s. 2. Clause (c) was substituted by Mah. 35 of 1963, s. 31(i). These words were substituted for the words “seven Councillors” by Mah. 6 of 1975, s. 22(a). The words “socially and educationally” were deleted by Mah. 21 of 1994, s. 66(1)(a)(i). The proviso was deleted by Mah. 21 of 1994, s. 66(1)(a)(ii).

70 The Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat [1962 : Mah. V

Samitis Act, 1961

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1. (2) The President shall be ex-officio Chairman of the Standing Committee.
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2. (4) The Deputy Chief Executive Officer 3[and where more than one Deputy Chief Executive Officer have been appointed, such one of them as may be nominated in this behalf by the Chief Executive Officer,] shall be the Secretary, ex-officio, of the Standing Committee.
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