Press clipping -Prajavani dt 17.9.14 – Public Consultation for Submission of Suggestions by Citizens Groups for Formation of Ward Committees organised by Urban Development Department, Govt. of Karnataka, at VIkas Soudha, Bangalore.
Public Consultation for Submission of Suggestions by Citizens Groups for Formation of Ward Committees on 16-9-2014 organised by Urban Development Department, Govt. of Karnataka, at VIkas Soudha, Bangalore.
On 16-9-2014, A Public Consultation was organized at the office of the Urban Development Department at Vikas Soudha, Bangalore, for submission of suggestions by representatives of CIVIC, Namma Bengaluru Foundation, Citizen Action Forum(CAF) and other Citizen’s Groups for formation of ‘Ward Committees’ and ‘Area Sabhas’ in Bangalore and other major cities in the state. The Consultation was organized by Shri. Anil Kumar, Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Govt. of Karnataka, in response to the directions of the Hon’ble High Court to include the suggestions of Citizen’s Group for amending the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act.
Smt. Kathyayini Chamaraj, Managing Trustee, CIVIC, suggested that the members of the Ward Committee should be elected along with the Corporator’s election. Each member of the Committee can be allocated different portfolios based on his/her interest /expertise. The Ward Committees should prepare a 5 year old vision plan as per a Performance Management System(PMS) based on human development and social infrastructure outcomes at the ward level.
The decisions taken by the ward committee should be implemented by the Ward Engineers in the Ward. The notice for the ward committee meeting should be informed in advance, the proceeding of the ward committee meeting should be video recorded, were the other suggestions shared in the Consultation.
The Urban Development Department will continue the Consultation on 19-9-2014 at its office at Vikasa Soudha, Bangalore.
Year:
September, 2014
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