(1) Within a period of eight weeks either from' the date of the commencement of this Act or from the date of the constitution of a Municipality, as the case may be, the Government shall, by order, determine the number of • .I .~...:.-0:='=' =:::;=::-- Areas into which each ward may be divided, which shall not be less than Three, but'not exceeding ten in any case. ! ,.
(2) Immediately the determination of Areas under sub-section (1), a Municipality shall classify the territorial extent of each Area, which shall necessarily include the entire geographical territory in which all persons, who • I ~ are ordinarily resident of that Area mentioned in the electoral roll of any polling "station in such territory, or, if the Municipality so decides, two or more cO,ntiguous polling stations, not exceeding five in such territory.
4. Within a period of thirty days from the date of classification of the territorial extent of an Area under sub-section (2) of section 3 of this Act, a Representative for each Area shall be nominated by the Government:
Provided that no person shall be nominated as a Representativ:, if he is PUNJAB GOV1: GAZ. (EXTRA), APRlL 16, 2013 ~ (C~'TR26, 1935 SAKA) disqualified for being chosen as, and for being a member of a-Municipality under section 11 of the Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994 (Punjab Act 19 of 1994).
5. Every Representative shall hold office for a duration coterminous with the term of the Municipality:
Provided that no person shall continue to hold office as such, if, at any time, during his tenure, he incurs any of the disqualifications specified under proviso to section 4 of this Act:
Provided further that no person shall be entitled to continue as such, if, at any time, his name does not figure in the electoral roll of any of the polling station of the Area concerned.
6. An officer nominated by the Municipality shall be the Secretary of .the Area Sabha. I.,
7. The meeting of an Area Sabha shall be held at a public place, at least twice a year, one during the period commencing from the 15th day of May and ending with the 15th day of June and the other during the period commencing from the 15th day of November and ending with the 15th day of December. At least ten percent of the persons registered in the electoral rolls of the Area shall form quorum for such meetings.
8. An Area Sabha may, having regard to its managerial, technical, financial and organizational capacity and the actual conditions prevailing in the Municipal area, perform and discharge the following functions and duties, namely-
(a) to generate proposals and determine the priority of schemes and development programmes to be implemented in the Area and to forward the same to the Wards Committee; '.
(b) to verify the eligible persons from the Area for ben~fiCiary oriented schemes on the basis of criteria fixed by the State" Government and prepare a list of eligible beneficiaries in order of priority and to forward the same to the Wards Committee;
(c) to verify the eligibility of persons getting various kinds of welfare assistance from the State Government or the Government of India;
Term of Office of the Representative.
Secretary of the AreaSabha .
Meeting of the AreaSabha.
Functions and duties of the AreaSabha.
Rights and powers of the Area Sabha, Constitution of Wards Committee.
206 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), APRIL 16,2013 (CHTR 26, 1935 SAKA) to suggest the location ofstreets, streetlights, community water taps, public wells, public sanitation units and such other civic amenity schemes within the Area;
to identify the deficiencies in the civic amenities in the Area and suggest remedial measures; " to assist the activiti~~ of public health'centres i~ th"eArea, especially in disease prevention and family welfareand to report on the incidence of epidemicsand natural calamities;
to provide and mobilize voluntary labour and contributions in cash and kind for development programmes and to supervise , , such development works through volunteer teams;
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to undertake and support tax' mapping and t9 remind people of the Area of their obligations to pay taxes and user charges;'
to impart awareness' on 'matters of public interest, such as cleanliness, preservation of environment and prevention of pollution;
to promote harmony and unity and to arrange cultural festivals and sports meets to give expression to the talents ofthe people of the Area; and to co-operate with. the Wards Committee. for sanitation arrangements in the Area.
9. An Area Sabha shall havethe following rights.namely,-
(i) to get information from the officers/officials of the Municipality as to the services to be rendered and the w?rks proposed to be done in the Area;
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(ii) to be informed by the Wards Committee about every decision . concerning the jurisdiction of the Area Sabha and the rationale .~ of such decision made by the Wards Committee; and
(iii) to be informed by the Wards Committee of the.follow up <, action taken on the decisions concerning the Area. <,