(1) In every District Development Council,
the following standing committees shall be constituted, namely :––
(i) Standing Committee for Finance ;
(ii) Standing Committee for Development ;
(iii) Standing Committee for Public Works ;
(iv) Standing Committee for Health and Education ;
(v) Standing Committee for Welfare.
(2) Every standing committee shall consist of such number of members, including its Chairperson as decided by the District Development Council, so that all other elected members except the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be elected as a member in any of the standing committee and the number of members elected to each standing committee shall, as far as possible, be equal.
(3) The number of members of each standing committee as decided by the District Development Council shall not be changed within the term of that Council.
(4) In every standing committee there shall be members of the District Development Council elected from amongst themselves and a member shall not be a member of more than one standing committee at a time except when required due to insufficient number of members of the District Development Council.
(5) The Chairperson of every standing committee, except the standing committee for finance, shall, be elected by the members of the respective standing committee from amongst themselves.
(6) The Vice-Chairperson of District Development Council shall be an ex-officio member and Chairperson of the standing committee for finance and the Chairperson shall be an ex-officio member of all standing committees without the right to vote.
(7) A member other than an ex-officio member of a standing committee and the Chairperson of a standing committee other than the standing committee for finance may resign the membership or Chairmanship of a standing committee, as the case may be, by tendering resignation to the Secretary in the prescribed form and the resignation shall take effect from the date on which it was received by the Secretary and the Secretary shall inform the fact immediately to the Chairperson and the District Development Council.
(8) The person who resigns the membership or Chairmanship of the Standing committee shall give in person or send through registered post his resignation where such resignation letter is attested by a gazetted officer, as the case may be, to the Secretary and the Secretary shall acknowledge receipt of the same.
(9) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term of the Chairman of a standing committee or its member shall co-exist with the term of that Council.
(10) An election to fill up casual vacancy of the member of standing committee shall be conducted within thirty days of the occurrence of that vacancy :
Provided that where the vacancy in a standing committee could not be filled up due to the vacancy of a member of Council, the vacancy of standing committee shall be filled up within thirty days from the date of filling up of the vacancy of the member of Council.
(11) If a casual vacancy of the Chairman of a standing committee other than the standing committee for finance arises one of its members shall be elected as its Chairman in the next meeting of the standing committee.
(12) A motion of no-confidence on the Chairperson of the standing committee other than the standing committee for finance may be moved subject to the prescribed provisions and procedures and if such a motion is passed with the support of not less than the majority of the members of the standing Committee, the Chairman of that standing committee shall cease to hold office and he shall be deemed to have vacated the office of the chairman of the standing committee immediately.
(13) Standing Committee for finance shall deal with the subjects like finance, accounts, audit, budget, general administration and subjects not allowed to other standing committees.
(14) The Standing Committee for Development shall deal with the subjects like development planning, socio-economic planning, agriculture, soil conservation, animal husbandry, minor irrigation, fisheries, small scale industry, etc.
(15) The Standing Committee for Public Works shall deal with the subjects like public works, housing, spatial planning and environment.
(16) The Standing Committee for Health and Education shall deal with subjects like public health and education.
(17) The Standing Committee for Welfare shall deal with subjects like social welfare, development of women and children and development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
(18) The standing committees of the Council may perform such other powers and functions of the Council as may be entrusted to it by the Council in addition to the powers and duties conferred on it by rules made in this behalf.
(19) Every resolution passed by the standing committee shall be placed before the Council in its next meeting and the Council shall have power to modify such resolution if considered necessary.
(20) The standing committees shall perform their functions and conduct their business in the manner prescribed.]
(i) Standing Committee for Finance ;
(ii) Standing Committee for Development ;
(iii) Standing Committee for Public Works ;
(iv) Standing Committee for Health and Education ;
(v) Standing Committee for Welfare.
(2) Every standing committee shall consist of such number of members, including its Chairperson as decided by the District Development Council, so that all other elected members except the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be elected as a member in any of the standing committee and the number of members elected to each standing committee shall, as far as possible, be equal.
(3) The number of members of each standing committee as decided by the District Development Council shall not be changed within the term of that Council.
(4) In every standing committee there shall be members of the District Development Council elected from amongst themselves and a member shall not be a member of more than one standing committee at a time except when required due to insufficient number of members of the District Development Council.
(5) The Chairperson of every standing committee, except the standing committee for finance, shall, be elected by the members of the respective standing committee from amongst themselves.
(6) The Vice-Chairperson of District Development Council shall be an ex-officio member and Chairperson of the standing committee for finance and the Chairperson shall be an ex-officio member of all standing committees without the right to vote.
(7) A member other than an ex-officio member of a standing committee and the Chairperson of a standing committee other than the standing committee for finance may resign the membership or Chairmanship of a standing committee, as the case may be, by tendering resignation to the Secretary in the prescribed form and the resignation shall take effect from the date on which it was received by the Secretary and the Secretary shall inform the fact immediately to the Chairperson and the District Development Council.
(8) The person who resigns the membership or Chairmanship of the Standing committee shall give in person or send through registered post his resignation where such resignation letter is attested by a gazetted officer, as the case may be, to the Secretary and the Secretary shall acknowledge receipt of the same.
(9) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term of the Chairman of a standing committee or its member shall co-exist with the term of that Council.
(10) An election to fill up casual vacancy of the member of standing committee shall be conducted within thirty days of the occurrence of that vacancy :
Provided that where the vacancy in a standing committee could not be filled up due to the vacancy of a member of Council, the vacancy of standing committee shall be filled up within thirty days from the date of filling up of the vacancy of the member of Council.
(11) If a casual vacancy of the Chairman of a standing committee other than the standing committee for finance arises one of its members shall be elected as its Chairman in the next meeting of the standing committee.
(12) A motion of no-confidence on the Chairperson of the standing committee other than the standing committee for finance may be moved subject to the prescribed provisions and procedures and if such a motion is passed with the support of not less than the majority of the members of the standing Committee, the Chairman of that standing committee shall cease to hold office and he shall be deemed to have vacated the office of the chairman of the standing committee immediately.
(13) Standing Committee for finance shall deal with the subjects like finance, accounts, audit, budget, general administration and subjects not allowed to other standing committees.
(14) The Standing Committee for Development shall deal with the subjects like development planning, socio-economic planning, agriculture, soil conservation, animal husbandry, minor irrigation, fisheries, small scale industry, etc.
(15) The Standing Committee for Public Works shall deal with the subjects like public works, housing, spatial planning and environment.
(16) The Standing Committee for Health and Education shall deal with subjects like public health and education.
(17) The Standing Committee for Welfare shall deal with subjects like social welfare, development of women and children and development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
(18) The standing committees of the Council may perform such other powers and functions of the Council as may be entrusted to it by the Council in addition to the powers and duties conferred on it by rules made in this behalf.
(19) Every resolution passed by the standing committee shall be placed before the Council in its next meeting and the Council shall have power to modify such resolution if considered necessary.
(20) The standing committees shall perform their functions and conduct their business in the manner prescribed.]
1. Substituted by S.O. 3654(E) dated 16.10.2020.