Ward Committee

(1) There shall be a Ward Committee for each Ward in a Municipality to be constituted within 6 (six) month of the constitution of the Municipality. (2) Each Ward Committee will consist of- (a) The member of the Municipality representing the Ward, who shall be the Chairperson of the Ward Committee. (b) Not more than 4 (four) persons representing the civil society from the Ward, nominated by the State Government; Provided that if the population of the Ward is not more than 10,000 (ten thousand), the number of nominated members shall be 4 (four), and thereafter, there shall be 1 (one) additional member for every 4,000 (four thousand) population may be ignored; Provided further that in reckoning the number of additional members of the Ward Committee exceeding 4 (four), any part of less than 2,000 (two thousand) population may be ignored. Provided further that not less than two-thirds of the members of such Committee shall be the Sector Representatives resident in that ward. (c) All Sector Representative of the concerned area. (3) A person shall be disqualified for being nominated as a member of the Ward Committee under Clause (b) of Section 12(2) or 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. (4) The Executive Officer shall be entitled to take part in the meetings and deliberations of the Ward Committee. The Chairman of the Ward Committee may request the representatives of the concerned Departments are to be discussed. (5) Any official nominated by the Executive Officer of the Municipality shall be the Secretary of the Ward Committee. All minutes of the proceedings of the meeting of the Ward Committee shall be recorded by the secretary and copy of minutes of the proceedings of each meetings shall be forwarded by him to the Municipal Council. (6) The term of office of the Ward Committee shall be co-extensive with the term of office of the Municipality.