(1) The Mayor may refer to any Committee appointed under section 46 for enquiry andn report or opinion any matter relating to that Committee.
(2) The Corporation may, by a specific resolution passed by the votes of not less than two-third of the total number of elected Councillors, delegate any of its powers and functions to the concerned Committees mentioned in Section 46.
(3) Any Committee mentioned in Section 46 may appoint one or more sub-committees fron amongst its members consisting of such members as it may decide, and may refer to it for enquiry and report or opinion any matter pending before it.
(4) Every Committee appointed under section 48 shall at its first meeting elect one of its elected Councillors to be its Chairman.
48. Election of Special Committees for consultative purposes- The Corporation may also appoint from time to time and for such period as it may think fit, special committees, consisting of such number of Councillors as it may think fit, and may refer to such committees for inquiry and report, or for opinion, any matter relating to the purpose of this Act.
48-A Constitution and Composition of Wards Committees- There shall be constituted Wards Committees within the territorial area of a Municipal Corporation having a population of three lakhs or more. The Wards Committee shall be constituted within thirty days from the date of election of Speaker under sub-section (1) of section 18:- Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 27 | P a g e
Provided that the Corporation having a population of less than three lakhs may also constitute wards committees in its territorial area.
(2) The number of wards Committees in a Corporation shall be equal to the population of the Municipal area divided by one lakh.
Provided that fractions less than half shall be omitted and the fractions equal to half or more shall be rounded off to the next whole number.
(3) The number of wards included in the territorial area of Wards Committees of the Corporation shall, as nearly as possible be equal.
(4) The Corporation shall be competent to determine the territorial area of the Wards Committees:
Provided that the wards included in the territorial area of a Wards Committee shall be contiguous.
(5) Every elected Councillor representing a ward within the territorial area of a Wards Committee and two persons residing within the territorial area of such Wards Committee as may be nominated by the Mayor shall be the members of that Committee:
Provided that only a person who is otherwise not ineligible for election as a Councillor shall be so nominated.
Provided further that only persons having special knowledge or experience in the municipal administration shall be nominated on the recommendation of the Chairman of the ward s Committee and the persons so nominated shall not have voting rights in the meetings of the Wards Committee.
(6) The Wards Committee shall, as its first meeting in the prescribed manner elect one of the elected Councillors to be its Chairman who shall hold office until the duration of the Municipal Corporation.
Provided that where the Speaker is a member of any Wards Committee the Speaker shall be the ex-officio Chairman of such Wards Committee.
(7) The State Government shall prescribe, the functions, and power of Wards Committees and the procedure for the conduct of their business.
48-B. Constitution and Composition of Mohalla Committees-
(1) In every Municipal area which is notified by the State Government in this behalf, the Mohalla Committees shall be constituted within three months from the date of notification.
(2) The number of Mohalla Committees and the number of members shall be such as the State Government may by order prescribe from time to time.
(3) The elected Councillor of Ward concerned shall be a member in all the Mohalla Committees within the territorial area of any ward.
(4) The Corporation shall be competent to determine the territorial area of Mohalla Committees.
Provided that the Mohallas included in the territorial area of any Mohalla Committee shall be contiguous.
(5) The State Government shall prescribe the functions and powers of the Mohalla Committees and the procedure for the conduct of their business.
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