[Urbanstudy] 1, 473 civil society members in Hyderabad ward committees

[Vinay Baindur]

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/1473-civil-society-members-in-GHMC-ward-committees/2016/05/28/article3454852.ece



1,473 civil society members in GHMC ward committees

By Express News Service

Published: 28th May 2016 06:44

HYDERABAD: As many as 1,473 members from civil society would be nominated
as ward committee members for 150 wards of Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation (GHMC) during the first special council meeting to be held on
Saturday.

Of the 1,473, 750 would be men and the remaining 723 are women members.

GHMC has received as many as 4,520 applications from the members of civil
society which include 3,155 (men) and 1,365 (women). A maximum of 10
members would be elected from each ward.

Under the provisions of Section 8A of the GHMC Act, 1955, ward committees
have to be constituted for each ward of the corporation.

Each ward committee consists of member of the corporation representing the
ward (corporator) who will be the chairperson of the ward committee, not
more than 10 electors representing the civil society from the ward.

As 50 per cent of the members (five members) to be nominated to each ward
committee have to be women, but in respect of 13 wards, Patherghatti,
Tolichowki, Jambagh, Gunfoundry, Ameerpet, Sanathnagar, Erragadda,
Rahmathnagar, Addagutta, Mettuguda, Bansilalpet, Nawab Sahab Kunta and
Begumpet applications received from  women are less than the number of
women to be nominated.

As such, fresh applications will be invited to fulfil the 50 percent quota
from women members. Ward-wise eligible applicants  will be nominated by
voice vote.

Of the 10 members, two would be nominated from registered Resident Welfare
Associations (president and secretary), in the event of non-availability of
Resident Welfare Association members, a member of registered tax payers,
Rate Payers Association, two members from Slum Development Federation or
representative of seniormost self help group in the ward.
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