(!) As provided under sub-section(!) and (2) of section 22 of the Act, Town Vending Committees (TVC) shall be constituted by the State Government for the Guwahati Municipal Corporation at Central level and zone wise and by the respective Municipalities or Town Committees for the other Municipalities and Urban Local Bodies level which shall consist of a Chairman and ten other members in the following manner:-
(a) Commissioner of Guwahati Municipal Corporation I Executive Officer of Urban Local Bodies or Representatives as the case may be, shall be the Chairperson of the Town Vending Committee;
(b) 40% of the members from the Federations or Associations of the Street Vending Community to be elected by themselves in the manner prescribed under rule 5 of these rules;
( c) 20% of the members from the Urban Local Bodies and other Government departments including Local Authority, Planning Authority and Police to be nominated by the State Government;
( d) 10% representative from Banks and Insurance Companies to be.
nominated by the State Government;
(e) 10% elected members of Urban Local Bodies and Area Sabha representatives to be nominated by the State Government;
( f) 10% members from the Residents Welfare Associations and Community Based Organisaions to be nominated the Government;
(g) 10% members from Non-Government Organisations, Professional Groups (Lawyers, Doctors, Town Planners, Architects) and· representatives of Trade and Commerce and Scheduled banks to be nominated by the State Government:
provided that one-third of the members from the Street Vendors shall be from among women vendors.
(2) Rule of reservations to be maintained for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and other Backward Classes shall be in accordance with the rules of the Urban Local Bodies elections in Assam.
(3) Adequate representations should also be provided to the physically challenged persons and the minorities in the Vending Committee from among the members representing street vendors.
(4) The tenure of the Town Vending Committee shall be for a period of Three years.
(5) As provided Under Section 25 of the Act, the local authority shall provide office space to the Town Vending Committees.