Section 98(5) in West Bengal Municipal Corporation Act, 2006
(5)in the sphere of development, -(a)encouraging formation of co-operative societies, and, in particular, housing co-operative societies and assisting such societies in the construction of residential buildings;(b)providing shelter for the homeless;(c)undertaking manufacturing of building materials and their distribution at fair prices;(d)reclamation of waste lands and promotion of social forestry;(e)establishing and maintaining nurseries for plants, vegetables, and trees, and promotion of greenery through mass participation;(f)organization of flower-shows and promotion of flower-growing as civic culture:(g)promotion of agriculture and improvement of cattle-breed;(h)assistance to small-scale, cottage, and craft industries;(i)programme for rehabilitation of scavengers, and their families, who are displaced on account of abolition of the system of carrying of night-soil as human head-load;(j)income-generating activities for the weaker sections of the community including women;(k)collection of statistics and data, significant to the community:(l)integration of development plans and schemes for the Corporation area with the district or regional development plan, if any;
