Q. With reference to the ‘Ward Committees’ of the Urban Local Government in India, consider the following statements:
1. Ward refers to the territorial constituencies into which a municipal area is divided.
2. The Constitution mandates the formation of a separate Ward Committee for each ward.
3. Ward Committees can oversee the spending of funds granted to their respective wards.
How many statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct. Each municipal area is divided into territorial constituencies to be known as wards.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Constitution provides that there shall be constituted Wards Committees, consisting of one or more Wards, within the territorial area of a Municipality having a population of three lakhs or more.
Statement 3 is correct. Ward Committees are empowered to form an action plan for their respective wards, oversee decentralisation of processing of municipal waste, help maintain public spaces, and also oversee spending of funds granted to the ward. It is mandated under the 74th Constitutional Amendment.
