Reservation of offices of Chairpersons in Municipalities for

SCs, STs and women The offices of the Chairpersons shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and women, as nearly as may be, inproportion to the number of seats reserved forthem in the Municipalities and the allotment of such offices shall be made by rotation." Amendment of Section 57H 11. In the existing section 57H in the principal Act, the words "majority of vote ofthemembers present and voting" shall be substituted by "majority of vote of the members, excluding nominated members, present andvoting."

Review of the Act 12. After the existing section 484 in the principal Act, the following shall be inserted, namely: "Within a year of commencement of this Amendment Act, the Government shall review theAct so as to bring its provisions in complete harmony with Part IX-A of the Constitution."