Functions and duties of the Wards Committee

The Wards Committee shall discharge and perform the following functions and duties, namely:- (a) to provide assistance in solid waste management in the Area; (b) to make supervision of sanitation work in the Area; (c) to provide assistance for the preparation, implementation and encouragement of the development scheme for the Area; (d) to encourage harmony and unity among various groups of people in the Area; (e) to mobilize voluntary labour and donation by way of goods or money for social welfare programmes; (f) to provide assistance for identification of beneficiaries for the implementation of development and welfare schemes; (g) to encourage art and cultural activities and activities of sports and games; (h) to ensure people's participation in the voluntary activities necessary for successful implementation of the development activities of the Municipality; (i) to assist in the timely collection of taxes, fees and other sums due to the Municipality; (j) to ensure maintenance of street lights and parks in the Area; (k) to compile, maintain and update annually the information about the Area in such format, as may be specified by the Municipality relating to economic information including the number and nature of commercial establishment in the Area, employment date and information relating to landuse, public spaces, civic amenity sites, traffic patterns, public transportation hubs, preservation and restoration of environment, natural resources, heritage sites, and infrastructure index including the extent of infrastructural, Development, current and pending projects and the infrastructural requirements of the Area; and (l) to perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the Municipality.