State Governments be requested to take action to remove noxious and harmful industries from residential areas as early as possible.

Structure Of Municipal Corporations

(vii) That in respect of Resolution No. 8 regarding setting up of a Committee on structure of Municipal Corporations, the Council felt that the need for appointing a Committee as proposed earlier no longer existed as the subject already forms part of the terms of reference of the Balwantray Mehta Committee on Rural Urban Relationship. However, in view of the urgency of this matter, the Council resolved that the Balwantray Committee may be requested to give priority to the examination of the existing legislation in the country with a view to give an interim recommendation on the subject.

Municipal Service

(viii) That in respect of Resolution No. 9 regarding recognition of service in Municipal Bodies when its employees enter into Government Service, the Council taking note of the views of the Ministries of Home Affairs and Finance felt that for the present the best course would be to collect detailed information regarding the problem from the States concerned and that the Health Ministry might circulate a report amongst State Governments for taking necessary action.

Water Pollution Control

2. The Council having taken note of the report of the Committee on Water Pollution now under circulation to the State Governments endorsed the suggestion that a single Law regarding measures to deal with water pollution control activities both at the Centre and at the State level may be enacted by the Union Parliament, and that the Union Ministry of Health may pursue the matter as soon as the State Governments pass the necessary resolutions authorising the Centre to introduce the legislation.

Execution of Water Supply And Drainage Schemes

3. The Council, after considering the allocations and expenditure reported so far water supply and drainage schemes, resolved:

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(i) that State Governments should take energetic steps to expedite the execution of Water Supply and Drainage schemes;

(ii) that correct and up-to-date information on the progress of schemes under the plan should be furnished by the State Governments to the Ministry of Health so that action can be taken to assist the State Governments to secure adequate allocations based on a correct assessment of the situation from time to time;

(iti) that the State Government representatives and the Central Public Health Engineering Organisation may take suitable steps to streamline the procedure so as to expedite scrutiny and sanction of all water supply and sanitation schemes under the plan; and

(iv) that in the Fourth Five Year Plan, an element of subsidy may be recommended to be included for combined water supply and sewerage and drainage schemes.

4. The Council having considered the issues, felt that the special resolution on regional water and sewage boards in the joint session fully covered the suggestion made under these items.

5. The Council, taking note of the requirements of foreign exchange for importing pumps and other machinery in connection with water supply and drainage schemes, resolved that the State Governments should send details of their requirements in this behalf to the Ministry of Health preferably by the 15th November, 1963 but not later than the end of November, 1963 so that the matter may be taken up with the Ministries of Commerce and Industry and Finance.

Storm Water Drainage

6. The Council, having considered the suggestion that storm water drainage should also be included as part of water supply and drainage schemes, felt that while there was no specific bar to the inclusion of storm water drainage schemes, the available financial resources would have to be taken into account in fixing the relative priorities and that the Health Ministry may examine each scheme on its merits.

Financial Resources

7 The Council resolved to refer the matter to the Committee of Ministers, referred to in resolution No. 4 of the 8th meeting of the Council, to consider the question of augmenting resources of local bodies.

Taxes On Government Properties

8. The Council having taken note of the fact that the Ministry of Finance have under their active consideration the question of levy of municipal taxes on Commercial properties of the Government of India, resolves that the Railway Board and the Ministry of Finance may instruct the various departments to pay as early as possible the service charges already agreed to in principle to the local authorities as also the taxes on properties not covered by Article 285 of the Constitution.

It was further resolved that the State Government may forward to the Ministry of Health full particulars of dues outstanding against the various Departments of the Government of India to enable the Ministry to take up the matter with the appropriate Departments.

Basis Of Taxation

9. The Council resolved that the question of "Basis of taxation of property" by the local bodies as proposed by the Government of West Bengal may be referred for consideration of the Committee on Urban Land Policy appointed by the Joint Session. Compensation For Damage

10. The Council resolved that the State Governments may forward to the Health Ministry full details of the damage caused to the municipal roads by the heavy traffic of Defence Services to enable the Ministry of Health to examine the matter further and take up with the Ministries concerned if necessary.

Service Conditions

11. Having considered the note of the Governments of Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh regarding the service conditions of municipal employees, the Council felt that it was a matter for the consideration of the State Governments concerned.

Rapid Municipalisation

12. The Council having considered the suggestions regarding the setting up of municipal bodies in all urban areas which do not have urban local authorities resolved that as the subject was under examination by the Balwantray Committee on Rural Urban Relationship, the recommendations of that Committee may be awaited, and that meanwhile the State Governments should give serious thought to the problem of establishing urban local bodies in all such urban areas and send their views to the Balwantray Committee for its consideration by the end of November, 1963.

Unified Local Administration

13. The Council, having considered the need for overall co-ordination in the administration of urban areas located contiguously resolved that the State Governments may attempt to unify local administration of such urban areas to the extent possible.

view of the large scale preventible physical defects found at medical examination of recruits for the armed services and recommends:

(a) that health programmes including

medical examinations to check infection and correction of defects amongst both teachers and children should be undertaken with great care;

(b) that revaccination programmes especially in the context of eradication of smallpox should be an integral part of school health programmes ;

(c) that provision of cheap balanced mid-day meals should be made in as many schools as possible;

(d) that the environment of schools should be improved by provision of safe drinking water supply and installation of sanitary latrines so that the child may develop clean habits; and

(e) that birth certificates and certificates of vaccination against smallpox should be required to be produced at the time of admission to schools. The local bodies bodies should provide simple mechanism for obtaining such certificates and care be taken that this requirement does not hamper the admission of children to the schools,

Malaria And Filaria Control

17. The Central Council of Local SelfGovernment notes with satisfaction the progress of the National Malaria Eradication Programme and notes with concern the increasing prevalance of filaria, and recommends:

(a) that where any major engineering projects with an aggragation of labour, are implemented, there should be strict enforcement of the provision of health clauses in the contracts, especially the provision of minimum reasonable living conditions for the labour camps to prevent them becoming breeding centres of mosquitoes and other insects born of insanitation;

(b) that adequate funds be provided for continued antilarval measures in urban areas, including their peripherys;

(c) that more vigorous passive surveillance measures be pursued in hospitals, dispensaries and clinics under Local SelfGovernment authorities;

(d) that 'burrow' pits, pools, depressions which favour the creation of conditions favourable to recurrence of these diseases be prevented or eliminated by the Engineers of the P. W. D., Irrigation, Railways and other departments after the completion of construction of projects;

(e) that the Planning Commission be requested to sanction subsidy or long term. interest free loans for the provision of drainge facilities in towns in highly filarious

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Slaughter Houses And Markets

maintaining high standards in slaughter 18. Recognising the importance of houses and markets, the Council recommends: (a) that the States should ensure adequate pre-slaughter inspection of cattle by the local bodies;

(b) that a Committee consisting of representatives of West Bengal, Maharashtra, Delhi, Mysore, Madras, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Sahai (Ministry of Food and Agriculture) with Dr. P. R. Dutt, Assistant Director General, Health Services, as Secretary Convenor for drawing up plans for improvement of slaughter Houses during the III Five Year Plan and development of a programme for implementation in IV Five Year Plan.

Stray Dogs

19. The Council noted with concern the increasing number of deaths due to rabies and recommends that;

(a) that all local bodies should effectively enforce the provisions already present in their bye-laws and regulations for the systematic destruction of stray dogs and jackals;

(b) that they should strictly enforce the provisions for the licensing of pet animals and provide facilities for their immunisation free of charge by increasing the licensing fee if necessary.

Man-Pulled Rickshaws

20. The Council having considered the evil effects of rickshaw pulling on the health of the rickshaw pullers and cycle rickshaw drivers resolves :

(i) that the man-pulled and cycle-pulled rickshaws be progressively replaced by autorickshaws;

(ii) that the local authorities should take active steps for organising co-operatives of rickshaw pullers and the State Cooperative Departments may provide easy credit to these societies for purchase of auto-rickshaws;

(iii) that all the local authorities viz. municipal authorities, cantonment beards and Panchayat Raj institutions should follow a coordinated and uniform policy of regula ting and abolishing the licensing of hand pulled cycle rickshaws. In this connection, the Defence Ministry be approached to issue instructions to the Cantonment Boards and the Community Development & Cooperation Ministry to take up with the State Governments the issue of instructions to panchayats to fall in line with the policy of elimination of such rickshaws followed by other local authorities under the direction of State Governments.

Loans And Grants

21. Having considered the suggestion made by the All India Institute of Local Self Government, Bombay, the Council resolved that the Union Ministry of Health may undertake to collect and compile statistics relating to the loans-grants sanctioned by Central and State Governments to the local bodies for various projects and services. Seminars

22. Having considered the suggestion made by the Government of Himachal Pradesh the Council recommended to the State Governments the holding of such Seminars at State level.

Family Planning

23. The Council while noting with satisfaction the progress made in the spread of family planning resolves that high priority should continue to be given to programmes to reduce birth rates and recommends that all Local Bodies

(i) should expeditiously extend family planning practices including voluntary sterlization, aiming at the target of 5 sterlization operations per 1000 population each year;

(ii) should extend family planning education programme through their Publicity and Health Departments;

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(iii) should develop distribution simple contraceptive through non medical channels;

(iv) should provide family planning services through all their medical and health centres immediately wherever not done already;

(v) should develop an integrated maternity child welfare and family planning service and establish Pariwar Kalyan Niyojan Kendras; and

(vi) should raise a corps of voluntary workers; the aim being to have one Pariwar Kalyan Sahayak and one Pariwar Kalyan Sahayaka per village and at least per 1000 families in urban area depending on density of population.

Maternity & Child Health Programme

24. The Council having considered the necessity of coordinating the work of various agencies for the effective implementation of programme of care of mothers and children recommends:

(i) that local bodies should set up special sub-committees for Maternity and Child Health and organise ward and zonal committees of local bodies to ensure active acceptance of the programme by the citizens. A Coordinating Committee of agencies providing Maternity, Child and Health and Family Planning Services should also be formed;

(ii) voluntary organisations providing services for care of mothers and children should be registered and their standard maintained through suitable supervision;

(iii) that Maternity and Child Health and family planning services should be coordinated and integrated;

(iv) that Registration of primary vaccination should be corelated with birth; and to that end ensure improvement of vital (Continued on page 15)