| Committee on Local Bodies | |||||||||||||||
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| Header: | 16th Punjab Assembly | ||||||||||||||
| Subheader: | 16th Punjab Assembly | ||||||||||||||
| Label3: | Founded | ||||||||||||||
| Label4: | State | ||||||||||||||
| Data4: | Punjab, India | ||||||||||||||
| Header5: | Leadership | ||||||||||||||
| Label6: | Chaiperson | ||||||||||||||
| Data6: | Jagroop Singh Gill | ||||||||||||||
| Label7: | Chairperson party | ||||||||||||||
| Data7: | Aam Aadmi Party | ||||||||||||||
| Label8: | Appointer | ||||||||||||||
| Data8: | Punjab Assembly speaker | ||||||||||||||
| Header9: | Structure | ||||||||||||||
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| Label12: | Election criteria | ||||||||||||||
| Data12: | The members are elected every year from amongst its members of house according to the principle of proportional representation. | ||||||||||||||
| Label13: | Tenure | ||||||||||||||
| Data13: | 1 Year | ||||||||||||||
| Header14: | Jurisdiction | ||||||||||||||
| Label15: | Purpose | ||||||||||||||
| Data15: | Legislative oversight of the Local Bodies | ||||||||||||||
| Header18: | Rules & Procedure | ||||||||||||||
| Label20: | Applicable rules | ||||||||||||||
| Data20: | Article 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] 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'.[3]
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.[4] [5] It also monitors the work of the Punjab Pollution Control Board.[6]
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).
According to the Punjab Government Gazette, 2021 the functions of the committee are defined below.
For the one-year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Local Bodies of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members:[7] [8]
| 1 | Chairperson | |||
| 2 | Member | |||
| 3 | Member | |||
| 4 | Member | |||
| 5 | Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal | Member | ||
| 6 | Member | |||
| 7 | Member | |||
| 8 | Member | |||
| 9 | Member | |||
| 10 | Member | |||
| 11 | Member | |||
| 12 | Member | |||
| 13 | Member |
| 1--> | 2010–11 | 1 | Surjit Kumar Jiyani[9] | ||
| 1--> | 2017–18 | 1 | Balbir Singh Sidhu[10] | ||
| 1--> | 2018–21 | 3 | Harpartap Singh Ajnala[11] |
| 2 --> | 2021-22 | 1 | Sunil Dutti[12] | ||
| 2 --> | 2022–23 | 1 | Jagroop Singh Gill |
| 1 | Chairperson | |||
| 2 | Darshan Singh Brar | Member | ||
| 3 | Davinder Singh Ghubaya | Member | ||
| 4 | Member | |||
| 5 | Member | |||
| 6 | Nazar Singh Manshahia | Member | ||
| 7 | Member | |||
| 8 | Pritam Singh Kotbhai | Member | ||
| 9 | Member | |||
| 10 | Amarjit Singh Sandoha | Member | ||
| 11 | Member | |||
| 12 | Member | |||
| 13 | Member |
| 1 | Chairperson | |||
| 2 | Member | |||
| 3 | Member | |||
| 4 | Member | |||
| 5 | Member | |||
| 6 | Member | |||
| 7 | Member | |||
| 8 | Member | |||
| 9 | Pritam Singh Kotbhai | Member | ||
| 10 | Member | |||
| 11 | Member | |||
| 12 | Member | |||
| 13 | Member |
| 1 | Chairperson | |||
| 2 | Member | |||
| 3 | Member | |||
| 4 | Member | |||
| 5 | Member | |||
| 6 | Member | |||
| 7 | Member | |||
| 8 | Kuldeep Singh Vaid | Member | ||
| 9 | Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal | Member | ||
| 10 | Pritam Singh Kotbhai | Member | ||
| 11 | Member | |||
| 12 | Member | |||
| 13 | Member |
| 1 | Chairperson | |||
| 2 | Member | |||
| 3 | Member | |||
| 4 | Member | |||
| 5 | Member | |||
| 6 | Member | |||
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| 8 | Member | |||
| 9 | Member | |||
| 10 | Member | |||
| 11 | Member | |||
| 12 | Member | |||
| 13 | Member |