What is a ward with respect to gram sabha?
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Explanation:
The Gram Sabha is the general body consisting of all the voters residing in the jurisdiction of a Gram Panchayat which extends over one village or a group of villages. Every man and woman who is the resident of the village concerned and is above 18 years of age, is a member of the Gram Sabha..
Gram Sabha means a body consisting of all persons whose names are included in the electoral rolls for the Panchayat at the village level. The term is defined in the Constitution of India under Article 243..
● Every Ward has a demarcated territorial constituency. All voters living in the Ward level electoral constituency are members of the Ward Sabha.
● In a state like Odisha it is constituted with all voters of a revenue village and is called Palli Sabha.
Structure of Ward Sabha:-
Like the Gram Sabha, the Ward Sabha is also a
permanent body and an important part of the
Panchayati Raj System.
Ward Sabha must be organised in each Ward
within a Gram Panchayat.
The elected member of the Gram Panchayat, who
represents the Ward, shall convene and preside
over the meeting of the Ward Sabha. If the Ward
Representative is unable to hold a meeting
due to any reason then the Gram Panchayat
President/Vice-President can convene the
meeting and preside over it.
The Ward Sabha shall meet once in three
months.
The quorum (the minimum number of the Ward
Sabha members to be present) has to be strictly
followed. To complete the quorum one tenth of
the voters of the Ward need to be present.