State Act

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955.

54[8-A. (1) There shall be constituted four (4) Ward Committees for each Ward of the Corporation in the manner as prescribed under this Act. (2) Each Ward Committee shall consist of a maximum of 25 members consisting of residents from the Ward and from among the resident welfare associations, community based organizations, other such groups and individuals, by rotation annually and shall be entrusted with taking up issues pertaining to each of these groups pertaining to that Ward: Provided that half of the members to be nominated to the Ward Committees shall be women. (3) These Ward Committees shall meet once in a quarter and salient issues raised by them pertaining to their ward be placed before the next Corporation meeting.]