Ward Development Committee

Constitution and Governance of Ward Development Committee

3. (1) There shall be a Ward Development Committee for each Ward in a Municipality to be constituted by the State Government immediately after the constitution of the Municipality.

1. (2) Each Ward Development Committee shall consist of, (a) the Councillor of the Ward, who shall be the Chairperson of the Ward Development Committee;
   • (b) two persons to be elected from the Ward;
   • (c) two persons representing the civil society from the Ward, nominated by the State Government. Explanation. - For the purposes of this section, 'civil society' means any non-government organisation or association or persons, established, constituted, or registered under any law for the time being in force and working for social welfare, and includes any community-based organization, professional institution and civic, health, educational, social or cultural body or any trade or industrial organization and such other association or body as the State Government may decide.
2. (3) A person shall be disqualified to continue as such member, if under the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force, he would be disqualified for being elected as a member of a Municipality.
3. (4) The Executive Officer shall be entitled to take part in the meetings and deliberations of the Ward Development Committee. The Chairman of the Ward Development Committee may request the representatives of concerned municipal departments as special invitees to participate in the meetings whenever problems respecting their departments are to be discussed.
4. (5) Any official of the Municipality nominated by the Executive Officer of the Municipality shall be the Secretary of the Ward Development Committee. All minutes of the proceedings of the meeting of the Ward Development Committee shall be recorded by the Secretary and copy of minutes of the proceedings of each meeting shall be forwarded by him to the Municipality.
5. (6) The term of office of the Ward Development Committee shall be co-extensive with the duration of the Municipality.