The following new Section 170B and Section 170C shall be inserted after Section 170A of the Act, respectively:- "170B Ward Implementation and Management Committee-(1) A Ward Implementation and Management Committee shall be constituted by Ward Sabha for discharge of its functions/ responsibilities. The Gram Panchayat Member elected from the concerned Ward shall be the ex-officio chairman of the Ward Implementation and Management Committee. The composition, tenure etc. of Ward Implementation and Management Committee will be such as may be prescribed by the Government.
(2) Ward Implementation and Management Committee shall mainly discharge the following functions:- 6 �बहार गजट (असाधारण), 4 िसत! बिसत! बिसत! बिसत! बरररर 2017
(a) To generate proposals and determine the priority of schemes and development programmes for consideration of the Ward Sabha.
(b) To assist the Ward Sabha in generating awareness on issues like literacy, public sanitation, health, environment, pollution control etc.
(c) To select appropriate locations on behalf of Ward Sabha for water supply, public sanitation units and other public amenity schemes.
(d) To work under general control of Ward Sabha/Gram Panchayat for prevention of epidemics and natural calamities.
(e) Execution of schemes/programmes/responsibilities given from time to time by Ward Sabha/ Gram Panchayat.
(3) For execution of public works schemes, the Ward Implementation and Management Committee shall function under the Public Works Committee constituted under section 25 (1)(vi) of the Act."
"170C Power of the Government to issue directions for implementation of schemes by Ward Implementation and Management Committee:- Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act, the Government may issue directions to Gram Panchayat to implement schemes approved for the Ward through Ward Implementation and Management Committee from the Gram Panchayat Fund. The schemes shall be executed by the Ward Implementation and Management Committee in accordance with the directions issued from time to time by the Government."
5. Repeal and Savings - (1) The Bihar Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 (Bihar Ordinance No. 1, 2017) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken in exercise of any power conferred by, or under the said ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken in exercise of the powers conferred by or under this Act as if this Act inforce on the day on which such thing was done or action taken.
By order of the Governor of Bihar, MANOJ KUMAR, Joint Secretary to Government.
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