The NATIONAL TRUST FOR WELFARE OF PERSONS WITH AUTISM, CEREBRAL PALSY, MENTAL RETARDATION AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES ACT, 1999

LOCAL LEVEL COMMITTEES

Section 13: Constitution of local level committees.

(1) The Board shall constitute a local level committee for such area as may be specified by it from time to time.

(2) A local level committee shall consist of—

(a) an officer of the civil service of the Union or of the State, not below the rank of a District Magistrate or a District Commissioner of a district;

(b) a representative of a registered organisation; and

(c) a person with disability as defined in clause (t) of section 2 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of1996).

(3) A local level committee shall continue to work for a period of three years from the date of its constitution or till such time it is reconstituted by the Board.

(4) A local level committee shall meet at least once in every three months or at such interval as may be necessary.