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Committee on Local Bodies

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| title = Committee on Local Bodies

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| above = Committee of the House

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| header = 16th Punjab Assembly

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| subheader = 16th Punjab Assembly

| label3 = Founded

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| 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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|image = File:India Punjab Committee on Local Bodies 2022.svg

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| label10 = Seats

| data10 = 13

| label11 = Political Parties

| data11 ={{legend2|{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}|AAP (11)|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

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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

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| header18 = Rules & Procedure

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| 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

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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.{{cite book |last1=Grover |first1=Verinder |title=Legislative Council in State Legislatures |date=1989 |publisher=Deep & Deep Publications |isbn=978-81-7100-193-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRqrO0Hx0Y0C&dq=%22Punjab%22+%2B+%22Committee+on+Privileges%22&pg=PA165 |access-date=12 June 2022 |language=en |archive-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612133550/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Legislative_Council_in_State_Legislature/fRqrO0Hx0Y0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Punjab%22+%2B+%22Committee+on+Privileges%22&pg=PA165&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Sehgal |first1=Manjeet |title=Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, OP Soni sworn in as Deputy CMs of Punjab |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sukhjinder-singh-randhawa-brahm-mohindra-likely-to-be-punjab-deputy-cms-1854696-2021-09-20 |access-date=14 June 2022|date=20 September 2021 |work=India Today |language=en}} 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'.{{cite web |title=Punjab Government Gazette Extraordinary, 4 March 2021 |url=https://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/images/docs/punjab%20govt%20gaz.pdf |publisher=Government of Punjab |access-date=22 June 2022}}

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.{{cite news |title=Punjab Vidhan Sabha committee panel on Local Bodies dissatisfied with Jalandhar MC functioning |url=https://www.cityairnews.com/content/punjab-vidhan-sabha-committee-panel-local-bodies-dissatisfied-jalandhar-mc-functioning |access-date=22 June 2022 |work=Cityairnews |date=9 August 2013}}{{cite news |title=एरिया डिक्लेयर या अनडिक्लेयर:प्लाॅटों की एनओसी का सिस्टम बदलने को चंडीगढ़ में लोकल बॉडीज कमेटी के सामने, आज उठेगा मुद्दा (In Front Of The Local Bodies Committee In Chandigarh To Change The System Of NOC Of Plots, The Issue Will Arise Today) |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/punjab/jalandhar/news/in-front-of-the-local-bodies-committee-in-chandigarh-to-change-the-system-of-noc-of-plots-the-issue-will-arise-today-129145502.html |access-date=22 June 2022 |work=DainikBhaskar.com}} It also monitors the work of the Punjab Pollution Control Board.{{cite news |title=Assembly Panel Raps Ppcb Over City's Pollution {{!}} Ludhiana News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/assembly-panel-raps-ppcb-over-citys-pollution/articleshow/92911631.cms |access-date=17 July 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=16 July 2022 |language=en}}

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).

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

{{Blockquote|(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:{{cite web |title=vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in |access-date=2022-06-13 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514033512/http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Punjab speaker appoints heads of House committees |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-speaker-appoints-heads-of-house-committees-101653170285870.html |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 May 2022 |language=en}}

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|+Committee on Local Bodies (2022–23)

!Sr. No.

!Name

!Post

! colspan="2" |Party

align="center"

|1

Jagroop Singh GillChairperson

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|2

Ajitpal Singh KohliMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|3

Amandeep Kaur AroraMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|4

Balbir SinghMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|5

Balwinder Singh DhaliwalMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|6

Gurpreet Bassi GogiMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|7

Jeevan Jyot KaurMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|8

Kuljit Singh RandhawaMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|9

Kulwant SinghMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|10

Kulwant Singh SidhuMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|11

Madan Lal BaggaMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|12

Pargat Singh PowarMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|13

Rajinder Pal KaurMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

Chairpersons

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|+Chairpersons for Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions Committee

!Term of office

!Terms

!Name

! colspan="2" |Political party

align="center"

| 2010–11

|1

|Surjit Kumar Jiyani{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Prabhjot |title=Legislators' panels reconstituted |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100523/punjab.htm#4 |access-date=15 June 2022 |work=Tribuneindia.com |publisher=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab |date=22 May 2010}}

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

align="center"

| 2017–18

|1

|Balbir Singh Sidhu{{cite web |title=Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions Committee |url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929213808/http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 |access-date=15 June 2022| archive-date=29 September 2017 }}

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

| 2018–21

|3

|Harpartap Singh Ajnala{{cite web |title=vidhanSabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in:80/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 |access-date=15 June 2022 |date=18 November 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118155850/http://punjabassembly.nic.in:80/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 | archive-date=18 November 2018 }}

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Chairpersons for Local Bodies Committee

!Term of office

!Terms

!Name

! colspan="2" |Political party

align="center"

| 2021-22

|1

| Sunil Dutti{{cite news |title=Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22 |url=https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/punjab/news/punjab-vidhan-sabha-speaker-nominates-various-committees-of-house-for-year-2021-22-136750 |access-date=15 June 2022 |work=www.punjabnewsexpress.com}}

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

| 2022–23

|1

|Jagroop Singh Gill

| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

Previous members

=2020–21=

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|+Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions (2020–21){{cite web |title=Vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 |access-date=17 June 2022 |date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514033512/http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 |archive-date=14 May 2021 }}

!Sr. No.

!Name

!Post

! colspan="2" |Party

align="center"

|1

Harpartap Singh AjnalaChairperson

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|2

Darshan Singh BrarMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|3

Davinder Singh GhubayaMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|4

Madan Lal JalalpurMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|5

Manpreet Singh AyaliMember

|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}

align="center"

|6

Nazar Singh ManshahiaMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|7

Parminder Singh DhindsaMember

|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)}}

align="center"

|8

Pritam Singh KotbhaiMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|9

Kulbir Singh ZiraMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|10

Amarjit Singh SandohaMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|11

Sangat Singh GilzianMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|12

Barindermeet Singh PahraMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|13

Surjit Singh DhimanMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

=2019–20=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions (2019–20) {{cite web |title=vidhanSabha |url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in:80/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 |access-date=17 June 2022 |date=4 September 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904113440/http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in:80/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 | archive-date=4 September 2019 }}

!Sr. No.

!Name

!Post

! colspan="2" |Party

align="center"

|1

Harpartap Singh AjnalaChairperson

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|2

Amit VijMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|3

Arun NarangMember

|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

align="center"

|4

Baljinder KaurMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|5

Jagtar Singh Jagga HissowalMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|6

Kulbir Singh ZiraMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|7

Kuldeep Singh VaidMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|8

Lakhbir Singh LodhinangalMember

|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}

align="center"

|9

Pritam Singh KotbhaiMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|10

Rajinder BeriMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|11

Sanjeev TalwarMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|12

Sharanjit Singh DhillonMember

|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}

align="center"

|13

Sunil DuttiMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

=2018–19=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions (2018–19){{cite web |title=vidhanSabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in:80/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 |access-date=17 June 2022 |date=18 November 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118155850/http://punjabassembly.nic.in:80/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 | archive-date=18 November 2018 }}

!Sr. No.

!Name

!Post

! colspan="2" |Party

align="center"

|1

Harpartap Singh AjnalaChairperson

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|2

Amit VijMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|3

Baldev Singh KhairaMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|4

Baljinder KaurMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|5

Barindermeet Singh PahraMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|6

Jagtar Singh Jagga HissowalMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|7

Kulbir Singh ZiraMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|8

Kuldeep Singh VaidMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|9

Lakhbir Singh LodhinangalMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|10

Pritam Singh KotbhaiMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|11

Rajinder BeriMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|12

Sanjeev TalwarMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|13

Som ParkashMember

|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

=2017–18=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions (2017–18){{cite web |title=vidhanSabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in:80/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 |access-date=17 June 2022 |date=27 January 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127010734/http://punjabassembly.nic.in:80/index.php/component/content/article?id=31&Itemid=119 | archive-date=27 January 2018 }}

!Sr. No.

!Name

!Post

! colspan="2" |Party

align="center"

|1

Balbir Singh SidhuChairperson

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|2

Aman AroraMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|3

Angad SinghMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|4

Bharat Bhushan AshuMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|5

Budh RamMember

|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

align="center"

|6

Dilraj Singh BhunderMember

|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}

align="center"

|7

Dinesh SinghMember

|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

align="center"

|8

Gurpreet Singh KangarMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|9

Harjot Kamal SinghMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|10

Thekedar Madan Lal JalalpurMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|11

Narinder Kumar SharmaMember

|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}

align="center"

|12

Rajinder BeriMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

align="center"

|13

Sanjeev TalwarMember

|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

References

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