Section 66D in The Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats And Industrial Townships Act, 1965
66D. Functions and duties of Area Sabha.
- An Area Sabha may, having regard to the actual conditions obtaining in the municipal area, perform and discharge the following functions and duties, namely:-(i)to suggest the priority of schemes and development programmes to be implemented in the Area Sabha and forward the same to the Wards Committee, for inclusion in the developmental plans of the Wards Committee or Council, as the case may be;(ii)to suggest the location of street lights, street or community water taps, public wells, public sanitation units and such other public amenities within the area of the Area Sabha;(iii)to identify the deficiencies in the water supply, sewage disposal, public sanitation, storm water management, roads and street lighting arrangements in the area of the Area Sabha and suggest remedial measures;(iv)to assist the activities of public health centres in the area of the Area Sabha, especially in prevention of diseases and family welfare and create arrangements to report on the incidence of epidemics and natural calamities;(v)to remind the Area Sabha members of their obligations to pay municipal taxes and user charges.
