Committee on Local Bodies

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Committee on Local Bodies
Committee of the House
16th Punjab Assembly
StatePunjab, India
Leadership
Chaiperson Jagroop Singh Gill
Chairperson party Aam Aadmi Party
Appointer Punjab Assembly speaker
Structure
India Punjab Committee on Local Bodies 2022.svg
Seats13
Political Parties   AAP (11)
   INC (2)
Election criteriaThe members are elected every year from amongst its members of house according to the principle of proportional representation.
Tenure1 Year
Jurisdiction
PurposeLegislative oversight of the Local Bodies
Rules & Procedure
Applicable rulesArticle 208 of the Constitution of India
Section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Punjab Legislative Assembly

Punjab Assembly Committee on Local Bodies of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one-year period from among the members of the Assembly. This Committee consists of thirteen members. [1] [2] [3] The chairperson and the members are appointed by the Punjab Assembly speaker. In 2021, Punjab Assembly 'Committee Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions' has been split into committees, namely 'Committee on Local Bodies' and 'Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions'. [4]

Contents

The purpose of the committee is to do a Legislative oversight of the Local Bodies and institutions in Punjab state. The committee also conducts surveys and inspections to observe, inspect and collect information on the work done by the local bodies. [5] [6] It also monitors the work of the Punjab Pollution Control Board. [7]

Overview

The speaker appoints the committees as per the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India read with section 32 of the States Re-organisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha (Punjab Legislative Assembly). [4]

According to the Punjab Government Gazette, 2021 the functions of the committee are defined below. [4]

(1) There shall be a Committee on Local Bodies consisting of not more than thirteen Members for the examination of the working of the Local Bodies which Shall mean and include Notified Area Committees, Municipal Committees, Improvement Trusts and Municipal Corporations.

(2) The committee shall be nominated by the Speaker and the term of office of the Members of the Committee shall be one year.

Functions of the Committee

The functions of the Committee shall be

(a) to examine the audit reports and accounts of the Local Bodies as may be selected by the Committee;
(b) to examine the reports, if any, of the Examiner, Local Fund Accounts laid on the Table of the House;
(c) to examine in the context of autonomy, whether affairs of the Local Bodies are being managed in accordance with the provisions of law;
(d) to examine any other aspect of the working of any Local Body, as may be referred to it by the Speaker.
(e) to examine the annual technical inspection reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General on Urban Local Bodies, if any, laid on the Table of the House.

Provided that the Committee shall not examine and investigate any of the following, namely :-

(i) matters of major Government policy as distinct from the working of the Local Bodies;
(ii) matters relating to day-to-day administration of Local Bodies; and
(iii) matters for the consideration of which machinery is established by any special statute under which the Local Bodies are established.

Current members

For the one-year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Local Bodies of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members: [1] [8]

Committee on Local Bodies (2022–23)
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1 Jagroop Singh Gill Chairperson AAP
2 Ajitpal Singh Kohli Member AAP
3 Amandeep Kaur Arora Member AAP
4 Balbir Singh Member AAP
5Balwinder Singh DhaliwalMember INC
6 Gurpreet Bassi Gogi Member AAP
7 Jeevan Jyot Kaur Member AAP
8 Kuljit Singh Randhawa Member AAP
9 Kulwant Singh Member AAP
10 Kulwant Singh Sidhu Member AAP
11 Madan Lal Bagga Member AAP
12 Pargat Singh Powar Member INC
13 Rajinder Pal Kaur Member AAP

Chairpersons

Chairpersons for Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions Committee
Term of officeTermsNamePolitical party
2010–111 Surjit Kumar Jiyani [9] Bharatiya Janata Party
2017–181 Balbir Singh Sidhu [10] Indian National Congress
2018–213 Harpartap Singh Ajnala [11] Indian National Congress
Chairpersons for Local Bodies Committee
Term of officeTermsNamePolitical party
2021-22 1 Sunil Dutti [12] Indian National Congress
2022–231 Jagroop Singh Gill [8] Aam Aadmi Party

Previous members

2020–21

Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions (2020–21) [13]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1 Harpartap Singh Ajnala Chairperson INC
2Darshan Singh BrarMember INC
3Davinder Singh GhubayaMember INC
4 Madan Lal Jalalpur Member INC
5 Manpreet Singh Ayali Member SAD
6Nazar Singh ManshahiaMember INC
7 Parminder Singh Dhindsa Member SAD(S)
8Pritam Singh KotbhaiMember INC
9 Kulbir Singh Zira Member INC
10Amarjit Singh SandohaMember AAP
11 Sangat Singh Gilzian Member INC
12 Barindermeet Singh Pahra Member INC
13 Surjit Singh Dhiman Member INC

2019–20

Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions (2019–20) [14]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1 Harpartap Singh Ajnala Chairperson INC
2 Amit Vij Member INC
3 Arun Narang Member BJP
4 Baljinder Kaur Member AAP
5 Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal Member AAP
6 Kulbir Singh Zira Member INC
7 Kuldeep Singh Vaid Member INC
8 Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal Member SAD
9Pritam Singh KotbhaiMember INC
10 Rajinder Beri Member INC
11 Sanjeev Talwar Member INC
12 Sharanjit Singh Dhillon Member SAD
13 Sunil Dutti Member INC

2018–19

Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions (2018–19) [15]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1 Harpartap Singh Ajnala Chairperson INC
2 Amit Vij Member INC
3 Baldev Singh Khaira Member INC
4 Baljinder Kaur Member AAP
5 Barindermeet Singh Pahra Member INC
6 Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal Member AAP
7 Kulbir Singh Zira Member INC
8 Kuldeep Singh Vaid Member INC
9 Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal Member INC
10Pritam Singh KotbhaiMember INC
11 Rajinder Beri Member INC
12 Sanjeev Talwar Member INC
13 Som Parkash Member BJP

2017–18

Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions (2017–18) [16]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1 Balbir Singh Sidhu Chairperson INC
2 Aman Arora Member AAP
3 Angad Singh Member INC
4 Bharat Bhushan Ashu Member INC
5 Budh Ram Member AAP
6 Dilraj Singh Bhunder Member SAD
7 Dinesh Singh Member BJP
8 Gurpreet Singh Kangar Member INC
9 Harjot Kamal Singh Member INC
10 Thekedar Madan Lal Jalalpur Member INC
11 Narinder Kumar Sharma Member SAD
12 Rajinder Beri Member INC
13 Sanjeev Talwar Member INC

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