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TIXI': PtlN;IAB PANC~~AYA'TI
RAJ ACT, 1994
(Punish Act No. "If
1994)
CONIENTS:
Preamble
Sections
1.
PRTLTMTNARf
CHAPTER 11
GRAhI SAFIiAS ,\ND CIRAhI PANCHAYATS
3.
4. Constitutiori
ot
C;raln riahhas
5.
6.
Presif'j~igufficrr
fi~ilctlo~l
Ill'
uti, s ot S,lrpincl~
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Sarpanch
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I~xtich~s
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45. Transfer ~ j f~ r n ~ - + ~ : f n ~ ~
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F.xclusiw~at
~ e t - t i l l neases
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54.
69.
Final ecralon
1(3
tr- :-
tncd t u be
, v l l r*x r m errus
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72. Bar
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10 ;,erirln*11
ir~terests
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78. Procesc;s
( 2 ) Re:judrcutn
87. CI .tocly
n~nir~ten:lnce
of Gram Panchayat records
an,: prcq>eFiteb
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oi n u ~ l ~ b eol
i . directly electet! members of Panctiayat
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satn 111s.
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106.
R,dScryati~i~
for tho offjfic~s(,1' C!,,rillneli
Vi~e-Cllairrnent ) l '
I'anchayat Qasnltis
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Fa ees
11.3,
S~sr,-~:slo:l
a;:,! renioval uf menrbels o f Panchayat S-rnltl-
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~)issolntion( 1 t. 1~n1:oll:tyat 8 ~ m i t i
ill
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Sarnit~s
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C.~mniittccsof P ~ ~ ~ c h ~S<inlitis
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11rn;)cctio11
of Bu '::et
a2~cl, ' \ c ~ ~ u n or
t s I anchayat Sarn~tiq
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Rtnisl~mentanc tiis~niq'dlkol
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State ~ic)vcr:nne~lten~ployccs to
of Pancl~ayatSanlitis
t3e
piaced at the
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disyvsal
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CHAP'TFK VII
C'ONST(7'UTION O r 711,A YARIStiADb h h D C ( ~ ? ~ r ~ l i C ! 7
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of Territorial
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189. Taxation
2 i l a Parishacis
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I ) i ~ p u t c sbctwcen P:~i~cliyats
.snd other hodics
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2i7.
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Prt~tcctic'nof dcti
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Relati~~t~
, j C P~inchny,it with police
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ln pouc! faith
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1994
aAmended by
9 of 1998
"mended by
15 of 1408
"ment'cci by
24 of 1998
'An~endcd by
1 01 2000
1'11rijabAct
Pulljab Act
Punjab Act
Punjab Act
11 or 2002
F o r Statement of Objects
f F ~ Statcni-'nl
r
~ f Objects
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and Reanoils, sec 1'1.11j~bGovernment
Gamttc (Extraordinary,), dated the lZt11 June, 2002, pagc 907.
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An A L to
~ repint c tile Punjiib iirrrr:r Pa?zr l:n?af A<t, 795?, r d n t m n
the Grn:n Prm, i , a ~ r ! tai:d
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on auy lanrl* b~ilether 1 i 1 t ahsc-hrrir; i 1s 1.viatikoi ooi, or
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Panchapt, Nollfica*!. ', kt). 6. .'C
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l t c 21% April, I!YIS.
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buib'ing ;
( i , ) thc cr~nverstoll,by strlictu~alnlteratioli, into a ylacc 1)f
hut1l,in h.'bitation of a n y bullding not o~igiri~lllyL( astructeti 10: liuntan 1 abitation ;
(iii) tile convcrsicrn of two 4 Y more piacea of' I I U I I ~ ~ ~ k~al~itdII
tion into u losser I~urrlbero l such places ;
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( w i ) tile conveFr101~.by
by roofing
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into a stall, sl~op,warehouse or godow11 of
any buil(!ir~gtrot o~ipjll;tlly canstruc~ed For use a8
such or vi( c vcrrir ;
( x ) cmstructlon of it door ill a wall, ndjoining any
street o r land not vested in tile cjwner of ttre wall
and o ~ i e n i ron~ ~such street or lanc! ;
( v ) "Exe~UtlVe Officer''
as tietine~i in thc
13 of 1948) any
where in any
process is carried
oil, pas, electrical
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or any other firm of power 15hich
transmittcc! an~l 1s lirrt getletatc,:
anitnal .igerlcy ;
m~chaqi~slly
b y llun1arl or
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scle,~hcd,compou~i~;cd
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Panchztjat
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r d e s tnade
wider tills
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( z q ) "'public plaoe"
( z r ) "public servant"
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l;;~clur?es
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t:tl,~~~g
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:fluaic[pai Corprrra1io:i ;
shail be included ti: a Gram Sabha area unless the majority of
vntcl-a ill ajly Notif'ici; Aieil o r Munrcipdiity of the '1hirc; class
i1ejii.e Lltc est.xbljsilrriri~lo l ;I Gianl Sabhii i n wi~jch casc tJie assets
dncj. !iai)iii~ies,I f aliy, of
ti,r Notifleii A1r;i (,'i:mluiitcr: or t]le
M:inici3i,'i C;,iiimittee, as tile tiast: ~~i.!y
be, shall vest in the Gl;im
L'.!zr~iii!;,;it
that i..ii.uin S i i b h : ~nnri lllc Nolll~ctl Area C:iirmni~t/~e
01. tile h.p,iiicipai C:ijmmi'te~shall ccau;. to exist,
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cxr I,icied tloln ally Gram Sabha area
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111 ariy other Grdm
Sab'ia a l i a rii Is c Ii5tlirlten uito ; new C;r,,m Sabha area,
the Lis\ets drld l i ~ b ~ 01~ tt l it c ~ u~~ d~ t n P a n c i ~ a ~ a PI
t the
Lidin Sal-lha d i e ; I~orti v~I!~clishtl. drca 18 sc C X C I I I ~ eC1
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sj)etiaf<1 heiei1idtit.i
9 and
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tr, {he existing Gr,tm i'ai~~h:iyatqlrall, -
(ill) The <;lam kuilti. Badk Balaiiccs and grants rzceived from
State
t-r ,vclxirnenL i~oaitirlle t o tinre shall bz nppoclicmed between
the
tile S U C L L I S ~ ( ~Crran,
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t4a,,chayars i,~ti0r~ij11g
to the g?opnlatic)n ratio
Pm,~ii!cc. t i ~ ~ ;ii t g1dilt b:v. 11 by t h ~ State b,,veiilm~nt lor the.
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l t t ~ be trar~sfcrred to
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cl: v b r ,1 re tr s -t .lily tax oil property shall
0. l , to tlii s i ~ ~ c ~ sC~ldiu
6 ~ 1 k"~~,cl~dyat
i , wltusr Grsrrl Sabha
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. t i,,.!t t d r ~b sirualeci.
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and t h e Gram
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111 ai 'gtmn c!aercti, 113
>rant Fanrhayat uiey call any v ~ l ~ d ' 'fun~
ctionary :rr.vlr~:. in tltc (~ranrSahf~dale3 t o atter~dsuch .i n~eetlng
a:, ten ec a vl,y in I:,, ect of R I J ~matter cc-ming up before it.
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11c11,~ynt an< 111 h ~ s~'b\enceby
ally ir atrcli to be c!( ctc ,it t f ~ etimc g l f ' the illeetrn,r.
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$1 C F I I I C I Lof~ proglt-~sc f precei'in; f~nancial ye,ir
a ns7 < :uIo;~ment programme yto~soscr; to be unbiertaken
bluiritg ilie curreui ye~lr :
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a n ilnu
i[ ~ Cirarn
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SLtb!r sh $11 p e r f m
t h ~ . f )lhwiii:
f u i l ~ i ~ ~ Func.ioas
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s!cirnziy
l
o n i plan of ikvelopmcnt ylo(u') t , L ~ j l D P ~ ~ Vf ie l l ~ a budpet
gr ,oilnc .~n;lr;vi.w d!lilur'l st.ltemenl l ~ f L I C C I - U I L ~ Sand
dllllur 1 I)T:rgr(r'sb rel~itrt;
Resolution by
maJOr"~votes-
Gre m Sabha.
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Jeve-
('I)
to
all:!
fdmily
( f ) to plumote unlty J I I ( L hdrmvny among ' 11 sectiolrs uf society III the village,
( g ) t o seek c l a r r f ~ ~ , i t ~ o aflonl
a
the Sarpanch dnu Panchcs of
the t i t am 1%nck<iy'tt %iboutarky ya~t~eicial
dcrrvtty, s i heme,
Incurnc dnt.1 cxyeric111u1~, dnd
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Cons+ltutlonof
Gram Panchavst.
to perfumn~~
U C ~utliet
I
iu~lctfc~its
;is may he yres~rrbed.
10. (1) hvery Gr,lrn sdblu oi1311 e l e ~ tirom anlongst i t s members a Gram P ~ ~ i d l ~ i yl udrt the C I I J ~ I Sabi~,~
died bedriiig the.
-Serial
Number
- --
I'upulatiun
-- -- - - Nutnbel u i Fanchss
E lve
Seven
Nine
Eleven
Thlrt~ec
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b.~ccsssinn an 1 arommsn seal, and subject to
rat6 h ~ v prep:tuti
dny rrstrictio~lby or under rhls Act or any other law, shall have
yrruer to ~icqnirc,nr lil, niimirlisier. anti transfer prupeity moveable
or i ~ a ~ ~ o v a bsitti
l ~ t, o erlttr illto soj,tracts and $bail by t11c aid
name sue and be Suzc~.
11, ( I ) The offices ot Pdnches sh611 he rtservec, for the Schtc'uled Cdbtes ila such a wdy Illat the ~ , u u ~ b vt
e r otfrces reserveti
:$;,z:tifiib'he
bbr S ~ b eulec,
t
Ci s t i s
Panckes.
Reservation of
RErervationof
office of Sarpanch.
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reserv7tion
ill
s
ui~deithis sectlull shall he allattt.,: b~
(4) The o f t ~ e reserve:
ri~iarionro the clll telent 1[C;raril Pancilavais at the t i n ~ eof cveiy
g i r ~ e r d l21ccl1l :1j in such mdnnel as u i n b
plesc~~bed.
01 I o u t r t b it
is he~ebydeclared that
$11, prruclple c i rotation 13, the P I I I ~ J U S C 01 le\eivaiion of ~ f f i s r s
u-ides bection i l an'l JL shall ~ ~ ~ r n r n z ?t rcne~ uthe firs! rlectlon 1~
be freftl a f t < ithe co1nme11cen1crl101 111~sAct,
Oath of Panches
and Sarpanches.
Term of offlce of
Sarpanch and
Panch.
Term of office of
Gram Panchgyat.
f ~ r s tmeeting.
(2) Nu amendment of any law for the time being in force sha!]
have the effect of ~ a u g i n g(itssol~ltiou oi a Gram Panchayal which
is functionlug ln~rnecliat~ly
bi=fotesuch amendment, till the explaatlon
(I).
of ~ t siuratrun
s
sgtcltie IU ~41b-s'.~t1011
(3) An election to canstitirte a Cram Pancbayat shall be
con1plete;(a) before ills- explratlun o: t a r n of its ctaration bpecdru m
s~~b-scctiolr
(1);
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ill.
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tke c .ram
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2 2-1 2 1 ,
, ..cn
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be r e s p m ~ ~ b itot
c
Gram I'ar~cheyat;
have t h e
exeLutivt
t!it n l d i
~tanaiI-e
<tI
l'y=
rec-nrda of f l i t
Y'!
or
t t t : L,rtsr, t i:e~ei:~
q i t h 1111sAct
tbcreun.1 er:
Pronc'~li that tile Sarpanch nhd1 n,!t rlxerrlEe: Zrrr h jr.,w-ss+
pcrfntm swcl: iirnct'oat or cjisrhst:,e 'iuci~r ttrei* a! ma,
hs
~ c c l ~ i i f c ~by:
ti?@ tdr S
exerc,,se~~,
perfusme. o r
at a nlceli~rg;
lrl,?~ P
c'!sclli t r z :
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1- A L r
t,,
1 1 ~!I-- c . ~ ; i 't ~3 ~c a ~
in rt~isbDsif. piescribe.
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rzcuoval ol : ' ~ n c h
I ~ fI 3 a i > d , Z , ~ I
(1))
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wllo,
(2) who,
\$,1(1011( r r a ~ o i l d b l e
~aLlSe,
121s liim~elf for more
than two coi~Srcuti\'e rrorrtl,~ Ron? the r n e e t ~ ~ y fof
i the
<>ram Panchayat: or
(el who rirln: hts preser: term of o i f ~ i l or t h a t immic'idtel)
preLec?iny llas, i n tl,,. opri~ioir of t i l t Director, been
~ u ~o ll mls~taniluc\
t ~
111 thc t iscila~geDI trls ~ u i ~ e or
s;
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s~t
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y i 1 ot ssxrl 1 y s fr 1.1 cl,e cc srii w?~;ci . ~ t13 kin, " ~ t i'eierniineci
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w h ~ c h c ~ t . & o i y01
o i i l ~ c:
\<lvliledt h ~ whcie
l
ti;: remctrnc".~!ot lXX10c' fool which a P'lnc'rl
171 S ! I ~ ' I I c L ~
IS 11) he electel is lesk th-I six rnoilths, lt sh rii lot bc
nrcess ~ , ty ~ llolti
.
Ll uy
I I ~ ~ t ~ urriki
cln
ti11s stctlq n lo St11 such a
v &c.lllLy.
31. ( I ) T h t ~ r ~ e ~ t l ot
n ) : tile Gram t?ar?cirayat 611:ill 1% public
an.: s h ~ l lf,c hell' .ii ILnst o ~ ~ ai cmniith .it thc off~ceof lric firam
p'x3~11t\, ! or ,I! some oi;ier :iuhjic P ~ ~ L C
wit11111 111e G ~ d mS&ha
:ire3 lor w1iic;k ii 1s est ibiiaiie: .1i111 a t SULII tjine and cl,tte a s the
S ~p Ld ' l ~ irndy
~ (let fxillir: and notify.
Meeting of Gram
panchayat.
(
llit S a l t r ~ l ~ c hwhen
.
requir
In writinq by a mqorlty of
the !'a16 '1 s to call a syeciai m e d i , ~I, c,hall do so witl1i.1 three tiays
1 1 Patlc:hu s, b..a,i, wlth r t v ~ I L Y ~ O Uapproval
S
of
falllit., ~ ' ~ i c thew
t h - pr: a:rrhe : autholity, h~ ntitltl La call a r ~ i e e t iaft
~ ~i ~giv~nga
w?ch's notic t * ~ r o ~ r $t li ~
i cI',~~:ci~%~yar
SccrcfLt~y
to the &*rpanch and
tili oti~r;r Parlc~~uq
1
wltlilo
,I
..
..
Quolum and
Procedure.
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bvery r ~ r . * u P
l m ~ h , ~ ~$11 ;111
~ t ~ o r t s t l t u t rthe fcJIIowiup
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u th
Srhe.1.lic.i
0Lhi.1 wtdhi'i a:ctlolri;
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( h ) 1 ~ O L - L I L OI 01 SLLCII ~ d ~ t diui
d any Ct)r%$~
ui 6 x ~ I L ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~;& L ~ I I
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qp,If~re of ~ n m - ean<
~ chIldrelt ;
t h e Arl~trritr-.;:C~mrnltte- to perform f ~ n c t l o n sIn respect
r
pflhlic+ health, yub!tc. works and ather
funct!on.i I$' r h t Gtam Pawhayat,
({if)
f
'
Constitution of
mncbyat
ssrOfari?s
SPTV~?O.
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ill t h i 9 behalf
ylevlcjus ,'ppwv~E i f P,i~lcli.iy:tt ! , k i ~ ~ i i t lR, (rranl
PI.!C
1 m i y einploy
oll,il ii,i, tirycl, ,ts la, itrlSidcrcii
,Ire.! l,*p ioi iarrvi i - o u t t l ~ c : ilie, l r n p ~ s e ~oi 1t by i I i ~ %
Act.
27.
an<!
tic
C L ~
2,;.
Frrtvc'lent i l m d
and gr;:(u'ty
for e L ~ ~ ' ~ - Y L ' C I '
JUI V .
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t h ~ ?,411
((11 estai~ltsband ot,~~ntaili
a pr:~v~r'enlfi;11!1
employees, and
(:,I
011
behalf of its
283. (1,) I[
previous
Qi*>verllme!lt,a Gram
Pa ~cll,ifat ill..!c . i t s l~owcrsor IS
~omyetclit t o perform or
rnaheh y x , , s t e . ~ ti.eiaut I 1 'hi: perfor~na\re of' its tilit~ec,uil 'el: this
:{cL-t
\ylilully r i i s r e y a r ~ ~any il~structlons g1ve11 or (?~lectior~s
Sarniti or 2,ll.r Parishad o r :11rv iustructt~ns
3s U L ~by the P.>ncl~ayat
issuet1 b j tile Sf i * ~C i ~ ~ i . ! ~ ~ m edriSiufi
,it
out 01 the audit of
,uilts 01' the c ; r d n ~ i'a~ichayat itr i~ispectic~~r
01 work, the State
i~.r\es.lmeiltmay, a f t ~ r;:IVLI$ :,lie tirain Patrcl~aydt:in 0pportunitY
to re,if%rcxp!aflatl<tlt,b y :!$Ivrt2crp u b i i ~ l ~
I . ea l o ~ g w i t hthe reaaolls
~ ~ I C I L # , IC i. the OlT~cf.~l
i i n t ~ t t e ,:;iswlve s ' i ~ l Grdin
i
I"IL~I
/ i tynt.
(t) When a cit;inr ?,~iicili~ydt
Is tiisaolve~lutlcaei sub-sertiorl (I)(,)
S,irpnncii. and all P:ltrcl~es shall vacht6 their offrws
lorthaltl!,
4 % .
iI
tile ~~prnioii
r ~ the
f
Stnte
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m < i , ~ t hf~l , ~
a!lb-src:jo
perlo ;
vaedt6 tlaelr ~ t f f ~ c e s
fcjrthwith:
( i i ) all ~ U W ~ ~1111
I S
duties of the i>ram Paneharat du;mg if;
. clissolutjnrr, ~irallbe exeiclsed a n d pt rftrarnei by s u ~ h
[wnou or j'ersolrf, as tl:e Slate Cio~re~~rrnerrt
Lnilq apprtinf
in thts b:hall; and
p O i * r S k O i l ~f tho Gi,im Fall~!rayat
shall be he!d by the State CiuVz~urue~~t,j
( i ) p~&pas,itioil
of
panchayaf arc:.;
inull plans
~ Q I
tile
i eveluprne:lt
of the
F ~ u ~ t i o nofe G r m
raazhavafs,
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mobill>iilg reliefs
tcb tile poor,
:ir r 1
(tr)
(ti!k
(Tir
IQ
!tnrlt
cec-t~nns
the
(J') pt>nc:r for animals, crcttle: and shed* for r;an, hkgc!a, ra:k@hew, and autn @tat1J:
(g, E ) u ~ ! ~gatden*,
L
ylaygrounde, e%tablikhmr~t
end msi~tananm
or r t - ~ r e a t ~ ~parb,
~a
argenlwtiorr sl games as<\ swdf3,
~ u a y l yof syorte niateriatrr and holdfig of t r n t u m r ~ a t ~ ,
t 'z)
ctf
slsughtes-houst-8;
(I)
the laying out of new asads and pathways amS maintenance 01' existrtrg ones,
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prever?tie~B ~ ( 1c ~ n t r o lCIIpollution:
( p ) ma~t~te,r,:nre
of' hosts, ferries and all water ways;
(q) promot~onof famrly weIrare a11d po.~.ulatlonco~~irol;
( r ) cleaning nl
public. t o a ( ~ b , dmlns, tanks, wclls and other
~)uhlil:piaces;
(s) ~ons11ucti0nand maintenawe of public latrines;
~ ~ ~ v e l o p m ancf
e u t marntarldnce of grazlny lanus anu paeven
ting their nnautliorl st r, a i:enaUon ,tna use;
Farmers Clubs;
ig) Promotion of apri~uituralcredit al;d of measurer including
'
g r a s ~ l a ~ development,
d
p r e p r a t i o l ~ and distribution ot
improver! variety of reeds of fodder slid grasn;
hospitals for
Fisheries -Prornotio~ianti
u evelopmen t
atllmals
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lev I-p~i~ent
of sc):1511 f n i t s t ~ y ,
h h a 'i, L I I I ~ . ,in
; ~ ; Cottage [fldustries--
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I O the
L ~ S
{ l X ) Kirr.!t Ei t t r ~ i l ~ a I t ~ri~clu(
o ~ n , ti.istr~hittorr i d Flectllcltyyio-ctc,~i~g
fur aiici marntetr:iiicc 01 I ~ & i ~ l of
l ~ ruh!lc
i,
siteets
'iud ~ t i ~ epr ( a ~ ~ s ,
(a) promotlala and ~ieveloyiuent o t nun-mnventimal
scl~ern~s,
energy
cievices:
(1$ 1
('4)
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((I)
(Q)
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ftiVlBli
( b ) rno~~~toriilg
the paial~i t istrit-rulia)n hysrlni.
1 1 ) FItc Srati Ciov-trim- ut m y , by rtotlhcatiorr and subject
to Syr,:! conc?li~u:isas miiy he .pec.if~c~'~ i ~ e runcist.
e
css~hv to the
t ;ram I<, rlci~.ry,it such o t h i r funct~nis which may be urrmed fit
,III.' Itrctpcr for projlcr c u ~ r t ~ n l ,n':~lt>r~crr~cilt
o n < ac'n~lnrsttcitinl,01
iI C ; t ;lrn Panrltuyats.
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A s s i ~ ~ ~ n i e nnf
f
funrfrlrnc
fl.
Gram
Pacrrhavnf~
Special function' ot
Grd nr Panchayef
.,
tjutl
ol ti1 p.\nrlxayrt utlder thr P~lnjab Villagt
s111:111I"owr~l':itt(li ALI. 1%18 OX M I I Y other law f i r
1 1 1 ~ tru11 h r i q lgi ?arc .; a l i l b
th
Rli
( j , ~ s ~ ~ ~
ciutie,
l i
vjll,,p,
ot
vill lpr
.audt~ttni,,n.ds I:\
F.1
coaiki-ction with
rlt
nlrry yrrscrib~
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d
;itbGram
Pancham
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(ti)
(iv)
Pcncr
to
rPn1C7,dj
( f
cbmsrrts
t~ltfli
lnw.
reqnrre
en.lca
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unhealthy
Duildiug or land to
rnatriiafn in proper repair t h e Ievrl and wrt:.cc aaf any
rust! or str LI t passj~ig111 Irc,rlt c?t t i l t ~ I I ~ ~Q, ~ or
L ItbrO~~gll
I
his land ;
( h ) thr orvncc or personbiik-cbargc, vt a pi vat^ "Khal" to
kcep It In a statt of reasonable repatr ,
or if 115 objects so to r:cr, t o appear bcfotc it. at a time and
plact to b r .fixed by the orCcc, and to move to have the a d e r
set asiJe or rnutiified 111 thc: manner hereiudter provided,
(g) l l ~ eo w ~ ~ eorr occupier of arry
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prohibit beggary ;
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Prov~tled t h ~ the
t recul.rlug penalty
of rupees flve hundred,
Appeal against
f f r d & ~ sof Gram
Panehayat.
Power to enquire
and make repert
about rniscnrrduct
of pcttv aR1clal6.
ally
Yatwari.
imposed upon him by
truticc f i x i ~ s a rcaoonable
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pariol reciuir: him to p-rform the said Suty and on his hilurc
t o c'o so &all rrport t h r matter to the suprrior officcr whom it
ntny cononra, or to t h e Deputy Commissioner and rte result of
t l i e *ictiat~taken thcrron s h ~ i l he comrnunic~t t d to the Glam
Panchayat.
40. (I) A Grzm Panch,tyat, may by a ri-~~olution
suppotteu by
at ledst twodhrrc's of paucheb h o l c i ~ office
~
for thc time being
p2asd ".t
.ri)y t i m ~on or & f i t r t h , f ~ S t r'ny of April. and o : ~
or h3inr-: 3 0 t h Idy ot S-.l)tl'n~b-P~u a n y year, :+irt'ct t b t intoxiadtiug ! I ~ Uhc
~K
ucrt srrlld i! arly lit-cns~d shop w~thin t h e Gram
1
L ~ r e t~ot:v~thqt*cll
~,
l a y rcmlutinn
passed by an
empowered local body !anc!eP sectroll 5 of the P ~ n j d b Local
Optlou, Ast. 1 9 i j , c)r ally other law for t h e time k ~ n gin force,
such rienluiiou siriiil be cfftctive Fmm tli;: f ~ r s t day of April,
of t l yedr
~
followini-. the ( k i t whrit it I S $0 pas,ed ,?ad %hall
Imm."iiliately b.. oortlnltrnicate i ta t h t Exclst and Taxation Cornmirsin~tet,Punjab,
Act, 1914, and tbc f l ~ l c s maclc thcrcunirr, or any other law for
tho time being lu forcr, with regard to the I.OWEIP, and functions
of tho C'ollestor under the said Act, such a resolution will
hlatii~igrlpo~tthe E?xci% and Taxation Comm~rsioner,Pul-?jab.
Provided that i f the Excise anti I'axatian Commissioner.
rcasor~s l o be rccorded In writing that
within such local area illicit ciist~llatiolr of smuggling of'alcohol
h,ls been carried csn or connived at. within. twn, y e a s p r w d i n g
tho date of' the pissirlg of such resolution. in uuch h l area,
such remlutian shdl not bc blading upon him, unlrse the State
(iovet'amont orders tbat it ahdl bc %) hindin g.
Pury'ab is of opin~onfor
Ad,
P;T~,~i;;~"u'O
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risSibti:ljt 01 W O I ~ (1,
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ol c I I(* make : il ~!hprctionot
to L X . L U L < I WOLL wh>cIr .I (ir,tr,) t'nw ~iayat15 ;lutIiorlscd
oj riiisAtt 01 tul *, , r b y -l<,ws m ~ tirii,url<~cr
c ~
t o mahr 01
xicut. , or W ' I I L ~ i., I c., ~ a r y to1 d t ? r c ~ i t ~
P g i n c 1 ~y'11
. ~ ILW 'illy
t r f th- 11 I K ~ K 01
) ~ rn
~ U I ~ L I ~ ~otI L ,111y
:
01 tlic
1>i0~16i0llbot t h i ~
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CJ b i
criminal court
whrn
Exclusio~i of
cert aiu cases.
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Cognizance I t
c r ~ r n ~ l , -ca%r
l
on complaint.
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FVhr11 the .~ccusi~d
appeals brtore thc hlaglst~ntc 11e
c'frect him t o i x cuti i t b ~ t ~ cwith
l
c~rwrrlrout ~ u r v t i t111
~ th,
,truoullt t u L)i n~iiui. to lpp~-.~rbcfore tlri t i r , ~ ~ nMiilc:t.~y,it,tt
its ~lpxtmcetiag aictl it s i ~ 11
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be (ti : i'ilty v i s~icli .!ccu;r tl l o
enquire the date . l i A ~ i triue i11 tllc ucxt lllcct~~lpt ) f the (ildm
?',tnchoyat .
SO
(1)
c~se
>
D~ocnpt disposal
of cr i r n ~t 1 ~ Cabcs
1
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(3) Where R Grrm Paiichnyat imposes a fmt nnc er t h yrovlsions of this s ctinti~. * i t , such Tin. 1s 0; 1'. i ' o s lequlrl r r t shall
recor ail or,' r g ' ~ ~ i1:.; ~the
t . ~amount of fine 1c1pos.. anli thdt i t
h s 1.1ot b .n p,i~d,.in s!~lll foruarc the smt. to ;lie neii~cst
Ju 'icidl Mlgistr'itc W h o 51,. ii yrc,ietc to e x r ~ L t~t
~ i.t, ii x i w c ~ can
order passt d by IirmsL1 1 , .inti such Jueicicii Mnplstrc3ti mcy
se~~terkcc
tllz :zccuYet to ioiprisorunent in fcidult 06 pilytriclrl,
complbinant ;
(b)
Compensation.
all^.
I i~ colnpetis~ittonfor
Comiction by Gram
supervisionof
Criminal procaedings
by Chief Jud,cjel
M"gls*rate.
ll(l11.
:,","sh,"~,";i,fGp'ee
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trr meI> or
?$it,.:.
~UF:
t her(-ol :
Gram P 1 t ~ c l i > ~ y ~ t
;i,ltS
C11ll 1.
1.1li;cx
Limits
ilon.
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No suit nlrili !ir b-for; rr cir.im P<:rlchayrt unless thc liefru ' r n a - ~ ront of the ,!;I' r! ants, 5011: ht to b- rn,lLqe iiLlblrfor thc
c-i,l~n,wll r'e ih 1 % ,.re !narc i h .n , r u G at 111. time of ti,*- rnstitutlon
ot thc suit rcs, ''b C ~ Ic l l i e s oii buirr. st, or !if~\011.1llyworks for ; . i ~ n ,
or h::s wit:rizl onL y
rbt tbc isxr;ttrutfo~aol ti-tL hurt rL.sfded or
'1 * r l o r ~ i l i v,,orkc ; for :
.\ i i r , wlthrn thz limits
c lir:, ' u I :1ti3(:) \b
01. i l 1
~
~r~rdrction
or tire c'ii,s: of .xctbn h.rS .ii,lsetl c-holky or ill
p,~ctw~i;hiu, thcae I l r l ~ ~ r s ,
5s.
9 s
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1,;
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LOlllfJ
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f 1 t i b ~i ~ t l 0 l . l .
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on a
E~clrisionof Gram
Pancheyat jurisdtetion.
by or against thc C'c"l1tral (iovernnlcnt ur a State <;overI ~ I T I - - + or loci1 authority or 3 public servant 01 s (isam
Panc' y:ct ol Mdlket Comniittee c o r ~ s t i t u t ~under
d
the
Punjab Agrlcultur~il P r u u u r c Malketa Act, 11.61 c r
any othtr law for the time b e i ~ ~~ntorce,
g
or when any
~ l the bra111 Patichayat
sucli party is, I n the o p i n ~ o of
n nrcessary patty ;
In issue i s
prnrling for decislon or ],as been beard anti cfinallj decjdetl by a Court o f ' e o ~ ~ ~ p e t cju~isdlctlon
llt
111 a tormer
suit between the same p ~ r t i e c or thase under whom
they claiar.
I,imitrtiorr.
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h r t i t u t l o n of s o ~ t s .
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Provided that if the court fec stamp is not avirjlnbe at the place
wher- the Gr,~mC'a~lchay,il ordltiarily sits, ,u tqulvalent arnofint 111
cash shall be pniti.
(2) An] petrtioil presented under sub-srction (1) sh,:[l br. entered In a r-ptster of' iuits, t o be rn,intitlned lu such torm ,~r~ci
by
su,h person a s thc S t ~ t i G
' o v ~ r n n i t n tm'iy prcscrib~.
Wrong ~ns:itution
of suits..
summary
dismismi.
in suits.
:inti (d) of
to s ~ i t any
ptrson whose Pi3csence ds patiles it consi,,e~sntces\ary for R proper
decision thcrc of and sha!l ontet7tn: i i ~ ~ m of
e s siici~ picties !n thc
reglster of suits, anii suit shall bc tr~cci as bet~veei~ the parties
whose llarnes ape entered in the said register .
65.
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67. (1) If the petitioner faits to ap)rror ou the c'iitc fix, ! ' f i ~ i
henring o r if ill tnc opinion of t b r Cir,$m Pancile y:,t lie
wr.
nrf.l~gct ~ c CIn prosecutltlp his s ~ i t . II ( $ran I'knci :ri ~ t i ~('ibj
tniss t lit suit uilless the c'cft n tip nt $7, ~ 3 1 s1 , s l i < % r, ~ I I Y ~t
tj,
oldim. whell ~t sllall bt decrt*c(iauordlngly.
J l i q ~ n i g a ~r rI,
hf'-lat aftb1
Z<
6,~ct~at8ctt~
68 ( I ! If tilc
~ - a r ' n ~ rt.ltls
t
to ayprai , ~ n t itit? <,ram P . > : ? .
ch.!y,rt is sL~tisfie.itlmt I,( hns t'. C L ~ V L nottcc
~
ot t l ~ i:, r i i x t <
for thi h.:rring or tir<'t hc is Ill1 nt~cll~,illy
Lv:rr tg.g si5rv:c ii~,.< r i , i r n
Panchayat m.iy pCoc@! ex-pdrtr.
I?%-rrrttfe
'ie~~als~~
(2) If any raoiiey is pc4iti O V C ~(:r If iilly ~ C I X ~ iLs Lt r~. ~~n s Ifr~
presence of G&tm P'lichayat P I s,irisfLjitl ~f
e cr
it shall enter the p:tyment c.r the tran~fei in tiiv rcgiytir of aulla.
111 the
t:
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(3) A decree passed by Grlin Panchayat shall be executed by
it In sue11 mariner a s may b: prescribed a n d if the Gram Panchnyat find dtty difficulty in cx cuting :t decrec, it may forward
the tEccrce to thc civll or rmcnu- court hnvjng jurlsdictioil and
su& court shall thcrc upon proccrtl to cxecutt t h e drcrc. a s If it
werr ,l c'ecr c passe 1 by itself.
Ihe I>tstrtct Judgc in restect of clvll suits or the Collector
In r-spcct or rcvcnue suits may of his own tnotlnn o r on n n
aypllcall~nof t l ~ cparty aggriev.d set asidr ormoldfy any g:.~rcc
or c~rc!er mad? by a Cirdnl P,lnch;~yat in a civil or rcvcnuc suit
or tlirect thc retrial trf (lie s ~ l t tby the same or i111y other (;rant
panehayat o f c:mp?taut jur(sJict1on or by any o t l ~r't c>url subordinatr to lrini i f he is sitisflccl tli::t thcrc h:ib bceii a ft~llurcof
justice whctht r OII n point of f a ~ t o t point of law.
70.
provisions of the
Code of Criminal
Procedure 1973.
and ths Code of
Civil Procedure
1908 to apply
only where
provided.
( I ) shdll bc :ulnou~~ce,ir n ' i l r ope11 rncetir~pof tile Grarn PaclchayCit by tllc persull presldinp at \uch meeting krric' tlccls~or~
ahall
be rec(3rdcrl arvi It shctll bc ticily \ i g 9 ~ c dby all t h ~ cncinbel~of
t l ~ cGi'lrn I3ar~cliaydt attcric'l~igtlrc mceting.
l'rovided that any rnctnbei not concurrinpin the declrfon may
dis\ci~tingnotc which will form part. of the decision.
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72.
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rururert.
C'im p r o n ~se
i
and t l e c i s i o ~u,,
~
'i~111.
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74. Notwitl~>t.inci~ngauytl~i~r:,~ontainecli n the Lepdl Priictit ~ o n e r sAct. 1879, 110 I z t ~ dpractrt.oner \hall be permitted t o appear,
plead or act bclorc: n Gram I'anchayat l o r 2llly p l ty in ally jlndi
Bar to legal
pravf itiooers.
Appearance of
agctlrr.
(2)
the piilposcs of this <ection 'agcnt' shdll not illclrrde
any legal practi tloner or any rcrson eniploy~t.a3 a clerk to any
It:;al ,>cnzt itioner or any petition writer or tout tlcclarcd a s srtch
untPsr section 36 oY the Lcgaf Practitionc~sAct, 1879.
76. If a t any tlmc, i t appears t o a Grain Pancbayat,-that i t 1x13 no jurisdiction t o t r y a case or a suit;
( h ) that 21 case or a suit i s of such a nature or of SIICII
ditTieriltics that i t 5frouid be tcietl hy another court;
i t ?ha!!, fly o r ~ ' e r~n wrr~i~fii-,
st.itin@, tlleic~n.the dates 01'
prwentation :mcl return ot :Ill; yetition, direct thc cornpldltlat~t or
tlrc petitioner, a? tlic c:nc nz'iy bz, to present thc compldillt or
petition to tho prol)t'r court.
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Difficulties
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,L <;t.t.n Pnnchaynt 5ltnll rlol rcquiic ii11Y petson flvlng he~ o r ~ citsi j~risc!iciiolit o give evt<lencco r to prodllce a c!~cviiiet.rt unlcss.;rrci~ x
of lnoney be paid t o h t m as
ap!:"ar
ttc* the G r a n I'.incbays( to he ~ ~ ~ S f i c ~
11)e i("fray
lt
Ir;r rraion'+hlc expenses;
(ti) no \vol~i~tt~
.>bi~ilbe avnpeller! +o appear
2.;
a witatss in
if a
i:o~ilnle~lt
1, ~~roiiucctl
irr obed~cncet o a sulnmans
issr cd 1~11c'cr1111shc~iion t h e <;ram Pa~lcha\at shall c,tuse
(?i
Wllct~t h e petson o n whom the stainmods 1% to he re1ve13
iec~,lccw i l h ~ n i t s jariidtct~oll suc11 mmons sliall otdrilal:Iy, be
served by one trf the C h a u k i c ~ a ~ofs ibc ; o d xiea but the G ~ a i n
hdvc ~t served hy any other pelson
t'anchay,~t may in ~ t sc!~s~retton
wi!ling t o d o so.
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XI.
A G r a n Ptlnch<~yat
may, wlie~ti1111~os~ng f ~ n eol orde~ing
bc delivered by instalments.
01.
Stay
proceedings.
~
Payment b~
i~~afnlme~lrs.
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icllnl l ' ~ i t l b i ~ ij fy.
CtlAt9T1S~V
i'ROI'LlK I'Y, 6;UNI)S, l:IN/\N(;R
AND ACCOUNTS OF <;RAM
PANCt4 AY/STS
85 ( I ) .\ Or i m P r t ~ ; l ~l ~t ~; Iyi x i ~ lIr >ve ))g)wer t o ~cYulre,
12.1 1 ,i.i 1 ~ ' i q p1.c ,t' p;,!p,<rty .!n4 L C ) e l t .I
illto c . ~ : ~ t . i ' . ! ~ t :
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$tones and
other mate~ials theleof and all drains. bridges,
culverts, stleets, erections, mateilsls, implements
and other t h ~ n p sp~ovtdedfor Such st~ccts;
(c)
(d) all public sewers alld drains, and all works materials
and things appcrtaintng thereto and other conservancy works :
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( g ) all building. crecte.!
(;overnment
o r t h e State Govtrllmerlt o; acquired 1-y gift,
purcha\e c-r otherwise tor loccl liuhlic pul-l7i.s~\.
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( i ) any
(3) Every Gram Paachayat shall set apart and appiy annually such aum as may be rcquired to meet(u)
custodyand
tnalnlenance of
Gram Panehayat
'ecolc:s
Ond
jlroportlcs.
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( 3 ) The S a r p d ~ c hor I'a;lch, as the care may be, shall befote
Iyal)els for eicrgtion or on vnlntion ol' his
filing of hi$ non~inatlo~i
office d7rc to ally c<i:r'ic what,rte\ai shall h.?llC'-ov~r cdmplete
charge ol' s i ~ c h~cci,rd ,lilcl propci tY t o the Block Uevclol>mctit
.ltriI I'dr~cliayat OCficel.
f)
6 1
Taxat13n ineasurer
t y c i r n ' n J'ancl'aya'.
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88. (1) Subject to arzy rules e s inay be 111nde uttder thls Act
other olcler met&?by the State <;overnment ill this behalf, the
arrl P,rtrchaya t slin 11 Impose--
tot:il ~ ~ I I I I I L , I income
~
. ~ c ~ r u c d from 3uclr l)rofrsslons,
tctdcs, c'11lIngs aind employrnclrts.
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be
or
ur
its
Power to exempt
fi om taxes and
I U w ~ i t coff
rrrecoverab lo
arnuuots.
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Recovery o f ducr
arrear uC
as
92. The Collector shall recover any s11.n due under thfr
Act, other th,in sums due u n d e r decrec p a ~ s e d by ,he Panchdyat
in exercise of its Civil jul-isdiction or as ffne impc3sed In tile
exercisc of I ~ S crim nal juristliction, ;I$ if they were :irrears ol
Land rcvcnuc.
Power o f Gram
Panchnyat to
Lu3r row.
Service.
Budgot of Gram
Paachayet,
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Acwunt~at
Gram Panehayat.
(2) On receipt of the audit report refelred to In subsection (I), the Gram Panzhayat shall etther remcdy the defects
or ~ r ~ c g u l a r l t i e swh;ch have been pointed o u t I n the audit attd
send to the Panchayat Samlti within three months a n i n t i ~ n a t ~ o a
of its having tlonc So or shall, within tlle said pc~ioc, supply
any further e x p l n ~ l u t ~t oo ~ ~
the prescribed autkorlty in lcyarc t o
such defects or i n c g u l a l i t ~ r scs it may wish to give.
CHAPTER
PI
Establishment
af Pawbayat
Sa?nit~.
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( 4 ) When P,i~~cbnydtS.tmit; is
Composj t Ion
of
Paoc:?aydt Samitt.
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I Q J I J . ~Act
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Determination of
number Of directly
elected ~nembcrs of
Panchayat Samiti s.
provisions
Delimi tation of
Territorial consti-
tucncies.
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(0 Jeterminc the territorl71 constitren~yor c,nstituencies
Reservation
%eat, of
Samilr n.
of
PanchayaL
Durst ton of
Panchayat \ p l n ~ t l .
a O ~ ~ i i t t cby
d Punjab Act 11 of 2002, scction 5 .
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(3) 'I'hc
colnpleted(11)
e l e c t h ~ to
constitute
( b ) ill c'isc 01
(%a
5 i x 111~)itlis
]'anch.iy.*t S ~ u ~ lWOUILI
ti
it uot ~ L C I Ldjbsr~ked.
~I,IVL'
e o i l t j t ~ u eul~dei
~
~ U b - b ~ ~ t (/J
i ~ l lhad
Not if ication of
clcitisn and Oath
of allcg~anceby
~nemhcrsof Panct~ayats a m ~ t ~ s .
(2) if ctny such perm1 refuses to toke tjr ru&e sucil Oath or
s,ffirmation, a s ihc cnse limy be, hss eicctiotl shall be deemed to be
ilzvalid and a Iresh election sirail take pi;~ce.
105. l'he Deputy Commissioner concerned, or any ofricer ayyoi1ited by idrn in this benalf, not below the rank of a n Extra
Assist,i,lt C,~~nl~lissi:,rler,
shill1 cdil tile first nleetillg of thc Panchayat Samiti i n the maU1ler pr~scribcd,;!s boon as the eiectjoa (,[
all meatbers of thc Yailchaynt Sanitti 15 uotified, t o clcct die
cJlairnl;i~l:*nci Vice-Cl~airIuaiil'i()ni amol~gstthe ciec~cdmctubers,
Elections of Chairmn
and V~ce-Chairlllan
and term
of
otflcc.
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seals and offices
'[ . . . . . . . . . . . - . .I
lThe word.;
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(2) Evcry member of a P,lflchay'~t Slrniti (other than the Chaillnan and Vice-Chct~rman) ahail bcs entitled to receive :>ucll
sitting fee a I I ~other
allon at~ccs,:IS rociy bc prcscrfbetl.
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?'he C l ~ ~ r i r n of
~ ~ +P n Pi~~clidy'tt
Sarniti
(a) Co11vclle
sfi:tII
Allowances to Chair-
Sarnitis.
Powers, functions
and J u l ~ c sot
('hairman of
I'anchayat Yamrtis.
Fxtrd0r:ilnar)
I'owers O f ('haliman
and Executive
officer of I'a~~chSamlti\.
yaC
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Chalrma~io r i l l thc '~baencc of both the Cliairnrarl arid Vice-Chairn1;1i1, the Excutive Officer may prolilbit u n t ~ lthe matte1 has 1,een
consrtl~retl by the I'a11,hayat Samltl, the doing c'f ally act wilrcll 15,
111 his opiniol~,lii~ticsirablciri tile public
ih~terest :
P~ovidetlthat tllc dct
power t o pioftibit.
I S 011-
wlr~cl~
the l'atlc1,ayat Samiti has
Powers, Function
of Vice-Chairmen
Paucnayat Sdm-
rlf
itis.
111.
i11
pellding the election oC the Chairmall, o r dirrflrg the abscI I G ~of tlrc Chairmall kom the Pallcirayat S ~ m i t l:ilea, o r by reasorb
o f leave, for ,I pcrrlorl exceeding thirty days, cxcrcise tlia powers
alld perform the duties of the Chairnxln.
(1)
Resignation or
removal of Cha~rman and ViccChairman o f Panchayat Samiti.
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on
a day not late1 thdu fiftecn tlnys frorn the tlatc o t isauc ol the
llvtlce o f tile rneetin~ al~tls l ~ d l lbe presided ovel by the L)el,~ty
O~mmissloncror ail oiflcel akthurrsecr by hirn uiic'er &lib-sccttcbn(4
a11d if the motioii 1s c a ~ r i e do u t dg'tli\at tllc C h a ~ r i n a n o r ViceCl~airnlait, 11c shall cease to holti o t r t r : ol l l i t Ch.tllniu~i ariti
Vie-Chairman C I S the cdse tilay bc :
Provideci that no such recluisltion under this seclion Shall be
made unless a pcclod ol' two years irLis clapseri Iron1 the Gate
which C'halrn~~in
or Vlce-Ch~iI'rn,~il,du the case inay bc, lcauincs
his officc:
L'rovli?eil further that if the m o t ~ o no f no-confidence against the
Cha$rnlan anif the Vicc-Chairman is rejectct" no fresh i ~ i o t i o r ~of
non-confiuance against tkic Chairnjan or Vice-Chairman or both, :+Y
thc case may bc, sh.ill be broupltt before the P a n ~ h a ~ , ,Samltl
t
with in a porioti of two years troll1 the uatc of rcjcction ol' such
motion.
113. ( I ) l h c State Government may, during the course of an
Su~~,"~",;$n,"cms
bets of Panchayut
Sarnifis.
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Pdnchapal Snmih.
sub-
S a n ~ ~ tshall
i
vacate
(3) Upon diasolt,tioli of Pa~ichayat Samitl under subscctiori ( I ) , thc Stiltc Govzrnmcnt shall reconstitute :i Pancliay,~t
to reconstitute
Sarnitj as specified nndci scctiolr 99 and elcctio~~
such Panchayat Saruiti shall be completed before the expiration of
a period of six mo~lthsfrom the date of dissolution :
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I.)i%?.ulut
tun of Pan-
15
S C C $ ~ (!)
~ I
(I)
rd\l
['a-kcixayat Sdnliti
c hnysr
&ta~~ces.
,-
their otf~ccst'o\tllwltli :
(11)
trc
--
-- - -
Sv~:liiic
ir-
e,kcc;i.l?tional ~i
ICIIUI-
~ I [ ~ I I ,
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Executive p m r s of
Panchayat Samitlr.
of Panebyat Samit~.
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d ~ s t r i b x t ~ oo?f fertilizers;
p,pul,~risati~nof imp;oved techniqurs, methods and practices a [nd improved implements:
arid ahhisting
( ~ x )1a)lnp out
out better
(x) U ~ ~ I ~ L I Inore
I I ~ pi)wir I J I agricultural purposes;
(xt)
jrii)
tree planting;
growlilg of village forests.
(3) Minor
Development,--
Irrigation,
Water
~ i Po11
~ dltry,-
colltagious dlseascs.
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p r o r n o t l o ~of
~ rural and cottt.ge industries; and
( i i ) organisatioii
of rural
water
(10) Social and Farm Polestly, Millor Forest Produce, Fuel and
Fodder,( i ) planting anct preservatio~iof tlees on the sides of roads and
(iri)
development; and
Bridges,
nlcam of c0lllrnuiireatlon.-
berriea.
Waterways and
other
c o ~ ~ s t ~ u c t and
P n maintenanc-, of public roads, drains,
culverts and other means of con~muuicakionwhich alc 11ot
under the control of ally other loedi authority or the State
Government;
( i i ) maintenance of any buildings or othcr propelty vested in
the Panchayat Sarniti;
(i)
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(18) Health and Faaily Welfare. (i) Plomot~onof health and famtly welf,~reprogramme;
(ii) promotion of immunisatioll and vaccillation programme;
(iii) health and sanitalion at fairs and festivals;
(IV)
(li)
(ill)
and
mentally retarded,(I)
Socidl We1fa.c programmes including welfare of handicapped, mentally retarded antj dest~tutes;
of the
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(ail
~ I ~ Y
~rltiustei! b y
titi:
State
(3) Where by viriuc oi' this section powers and duties have
been coiCerreci 01. imyusec; as agency functiuiis up.11 ;i I%~icliaycit
Samitl the Paucheyat Samltl shall be g2iki by the State Government
such sum as may be cleierrnii~edby the Statc Governn?ent fn respect
,,f ;: ay extrii tiost of ~~~~1ni:lisiration
incurre.! bq tho Lanuhayat
S a n ~ t t in
i co~~nection
with the exeicise r t' these ~?owcrsanci c'uties.
. Ya m
~ I~~t iis requir~iiL O :ILL tilidel
(4) Iu so fh d\ ~ E I C P ~ I I C ! I ~ S
this scctfon 11 sh
be unc'er the xeitcrdl c o n t ~ o ! oi, and conlp:y
with such pdrttcu:'u c?irrcti,~ns,if ul~y,4 s may tram trlue t o time
e ~n~
J yt other authoiity appobegiven to i t by the St L ~ CL o v e ~ n n ~ or
inted by the Stale Gnverrlnlent i n this behalf.
f"n"~~'as
P~nch21yai
~of
Samltrs.
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Ralntionshiy OF
Panchayat Samiti
Gram
Pancl~ayats.
with
,IS
Snmiti m t y dclog,irc ~ n of
y Lhc following d u t ~ e s to a Gi'trn
ch.~y,~t,
nanlely:
--
P,iii-
Power of Panchayat
Sanliti to make
byedaws.
P a ~ l c h a y Samit
~t
i;
the coi~struct~oll,n~ainte~iuncet i t irnp~cvement of any
pl'opetty urlder the control or mttnagcme~~t
of tile f'anchayat Samiri.
( ~ i the
) manner
ment of mcctinps;
(iv) c ~ s t o c ' yot comtnoll seal anti the yurposts
sl!all be i , d ;
tv)
(VI)
lor which It
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a t the
n ~ e e t l n ?of
~ nny Comnilttae;
(viri) nlty otFe1 W a l t e r rcl: ting
t l t: p-cciet i~g g of tbe I'anch,;y:lt Sdtilitl s i r StdndEno Committees, excfuston cf x
n~cmberof thc 1'1 I(-hayat %:mitt f ~ u m n~eetl'!p #II wIItcl~
any contr, ct in which hc hCssa pcuunl, i y interest is u.ic*er
c o n ~ l ~ ' e r ~n,~ tih:
l * hob! lnf nc' kpt.lai ion of nleellnps ancP
a l l 1 'uct of debcste, the u l s p e c t i ~ n of Minute Book :~nd
Supply of topics o f tnillutcs to the nisrrlbel S o r other persons
.rnc! [Ile fees pay.l kle tflerefol ;
(IX)
(.Y)
( r i v ) m a i ~ t t ~ ~ l ~ l rlln
n c clagcment
,
adlti coiltrol of ail lna ttere defined
and dut,cs of the Panchayat S a n ~ i t li r ~ sections 119, 120
dnci 1211
(xv)
(kvi)
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tiink,,
p t k r l a ant2 the
like;
(ruizi) p1okrhio11 d l i ~ ibupcrvis~O~l
of burla1 atid burning places;
(xxiv) L ' U L J ~ 01
I ~ velr~clca
~
stailc;~;
(1x1,)
destiuctioll of mobquitois
tiliti
o ~ h e lr;iiti-tnnlat.ia measures;
a.11hln
(I\.
1' lllspection dnd proper regulation 01 eiicalupitig ~rouods,
ponds, serdis, bakeries, (:baba\, tandurb, smoheleaa chullat~s,
aerated water factories, flour mllla, t'ooc~grdii~got owns,
slaug'nter-houses, dl10 brphats. rna~kt t s iinci stalls;
and ptopei rcg;ulatioh o i the premises used aa
~t,~ples,
c;o~.-Boiise:,or uouaca or C : I L ~ O % U I L ,lor \t~ccp,goats
( ~ x + I ) jrl\PCCtlOll
or
~ W I I I L ;dnd
( i . ~ . x i i ) t ~ ~ \ l ) ~ c t ian,!
o n proper repulalio~i o f b u ~ l d l ~ ~ort:irl,irily
js
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Penalty f o r
infringement of
be-laws.
Comnensat~onfor
damagc.
Penalty for
obstructiaas.
Payment of
LomFensat Ion.
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Powrr of Panchayat
Saiuitt t o delegale.
sub-scct~c\n( I ) .
Joint work
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4cqulsit ion of
fond anrl nther
~intnov:ihlc
property
~ r l k i
Procedure %hen
133. Wh-ri*ver .I Y , ~ u c l l ~ yS, ~a tm ~ t oi l ti16 kxcsuttve office^ 1s
acqu~bit~nn
b>
urliblc un1i.i azztioll 132 t.1 .rcdui~i, by : ~?rc~n-tint
, 1 1 1 ~I . i ~ l i r or
agreclncnt nisi
1 oariblc.
.r+ry othrr ~mrnovable ~'rc~l)ei
t j , the St ' t i . u c > v rnm-nt m~iy,
116
cTiscg.et1un, upon lhc .ipalicdtlc1n vf tlic Exccuttvc OSflcc1. nl,rc,c
with tile :myprovalof the l',!~lch.~y:~tSsruitr, o i l 1 ( ~lroccc.!~ ~ i pLL, i
br. taken for ,tcclull~~~t:
tlrc s-me on btll;~li t 1 tiic P,ilr~li.i~at
Samili, as if such. prop( lty or idn(1 wtic nee~iccllui .I public p u l p ose with^? tlic n>edn\ng ul tho L<itrii AcYuis~tio~rAct, 1894, .r113
on p.iy1nent by tlre Vd~lChdyit Simtu 01 ths coniptris (tluri , ~ * , i i t , t 1
urlnel t h ~raiu Act and all i harges rncurreci by tire St,,tc (ro~\iijlimrnt 111 connec~iollwlth the ~)I'i,cccdl~l&b,
s u ~ h i ~ c r i c ~Oi pr,.yclty
shall vast in the Iaanaheydt Sau~rir.
11
sllall
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Functlans of
Genqr ill Standing
Commit tee of
i'drlchaj 3 i
Samit!.
Bnokward
society; .
(d) securing social justice to the Scheduled Castcs, Bnckwdrd Chsscs. women dnrt other weaker scctions of the
society.
(4) The Standing Comlnittees sllall perform the functions referred to in sub-sections ( I ) to (3) to the extent, the powtrs are
delegated to them by the ranchtiyat Samui.
Procedure of
Standing
Conimtrtc.~
df
Panchayi t
Sainitls.
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ill L ~ L I1:tio
,,i,lu,rc,
LO~L~~~~LIS;
!''.-be: of Panct~atat
i
Provl.?-~ith;t I U
tiasis 01 dcYuis~tio~~
01
i;ist1o5,01ol l n ~ m ovable property tile k'L:nct~ayaiSntillti S ~ L I ~ ut>t*ilr
J
the j)rcv[otis
apploral of rile State Ciovir~lmt'~t.
(2) All rod~is, butltililgs oruthcr ~ y o r k r conattuctcl; by
PallcbdYdt S<irnitl wit11 its ow11 Funds sh,,ll v ~ s ti l l 11.
10
tiqnlle
i'aucilayal
s~il'lJ''~ ~ l l 1 1 1
(0 all funds
all sums receiv~.ci by the I'aiich:~y;~t Sauiiai 1x1 t l ~ c%:iscbarzc or fu:~ctions cxercisctl by i t uiiciei this Act;
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all
pdt 8 by the Stat? Government or Central
Govcrnmeilt for ihc inlplemriitatlo~~
of' Commurlty
I)cveloi?o~znt Programlnes;
all sums pditl by thc State Goverir~nent t o tlie Panchayat Samiti lo meet cxpcnscs for the peiform:i ice of
'19 c~?cYfunctions;
,:t)
bc3t1n :, ~ u . t o d ~
and +nve.t*,~-nro f
!'dn~il?ylt
t d nit1 btzo~i.
;'I$
Ap 'IIL at~tvtof
t'ail'hxvat S a m ~ t i
1.
,m!.
performa~:ce of agency furction5 e ~ i t ~ u s t e dto the P a r ~ ~ l r a y,it Sagnit1 undcr section 120;
(!?j
ti)
of
~ C C O I I P I ~ So f
the
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Minimum balance
~ , I , i t ~ , ~ ~ : ~
Ann~lal P.:.tin~,~!eb
of Iucome and
,,i.endii,,re.
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((1)
(I,)
~ u d i tof accounts
of :'a ncbaya t
11113. Accouilts of the receipts a d expeadltuie of every Parchslyat Sainiti ,hall be kept and n~atieu p Iu such for111w d inanner
as m,ly be rjtraci ,bcJ '!r:ct the Pancilaya~S a r n ~ ca~l ~ < l lti n d e ,ii,eiIgeuie,tts foi the cx,:~nination .!xic# audit ol' the accodnts by \uch persoils as t11c St.tte Governmer~ta p l ~ o l ~ i tIIb; the bcha!l.
inspection
of
Budger a n d . 4 ~ counts of I'anchayat
Sarniii s.
Salllltls.
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F~~',:~~f
ah,
A::c,,,,,
I'ntiiha
\.,lilill5
Ll,sal
ally
das,
ill
t ~ t
It~:tl
l',i;o i t
tYctt
rate
i3hiilty
SJ!
if'#a i
rate,
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Taxation measures
b y Panchayat
Samitis.
or
(c) levy the foll~willgfees all1 13tes, namely :-(i) fees on the registlation of vehicles other than those regis-
(iv)
(v)
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PtoC4dure taxes
for
imposing
under aectlon 149.
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(8) If the Zila Paii~hdd rcfilsei pemlss!on to impole the procwlsiposed tax 01. ieturtis i l to tile I'dnchayat S a l ~ l l tf~ ~ fulthci
;
tile
l pioposal of tiic Palldcrdtion, ti12 %tla r',tiishad shall i o r ~ a r ~
ch,iyat S a m ~ t i111 its orig~nalf o j ~ nor as furtliet considcrcti by it t o
the Statc Ciovc~,ilme*lt
acid the Stnte crovcrnmerlt may the11 d ~ c ~ d e
wjletl~cja t,ix i b O I i b ilot to bc in~pobcdin accUi(iailc~ with t l ~
plopobal as f u ~ t h c rco~~sldcletl
by the 1)anchayat Saln~tl.
(9) After a
shall be con~lusiveevlderlce that the tax has bcen imposed in accurdance with law.
Po'ver ofto'axhayat
Samrtls
raise.
loans.
R e c o v e ~of rates
15.3. Aii allears o f rates, taxes, fies. !eviss, tolls, and cesses
imposctl uncier Illis Act and all arlears uf sums due to from ally
contractor o : ~account of the collection of such rates, taxes, tolls,
fees, lebics allti cesses Icascd u~idelthib Act may be iecovered a s
alrearb of land revenue.
taxes, etc.
Appo~ntment,)f
Execrjtlve Off~cer
and his functions.
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Samitl
(g) exercise
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(b) to exercise ajmllliciiative control over employees of the
Pancha) at Samit i cnga zed on the Community Develolment
Pro giarllnie '
(c)
(if)
(c)
if)
to make contract on behalf of the Pancl~ayatSdmiti subject
to such terms, ~ a t c s01 rnaximuo~p r i ~ % as the Panchayat
Samiti may fix ~n any case or class of cases;
(g) t o
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Punishment and
clismissal of
employees of
Panchayat Samitis.
in
has led t o his
notification place at
the disp:,sal of a Panchayat S a m i t ~such of its cmployees as are
requireti ibr implen~ent;:lion of the schemes colir~ectecithenwith
alld for such
duties an(] functions as may be assigned t o
them by the Panchayat Samiti from time to time.
(2) 'The State Government employees refelled to In subsection (1) shall be under the adm~lli,irative control of the
Eexcutive Officer of the Panchayat Samltr
State Government
enlployoes to be
placed at the
disposal of
Panchayat Sami t i s.
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Employees of
Panchayat Samiti 5
not to be co~lcerneQ
111 contracts.
159. (1) No employee of a k'anchayat Sarniti or a State Gwernmerit employee whosc serv~ccsarc placed a t its diaposal under scction
157 shall, 111 ally way, be concerned or inlersted 111 any bargain or
contract made with the Panchayat Samiti Tor any of the purposes of
this Act.
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.
&tablishmeat of
Z''a
Composition of
Zlla Parishad.
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Cif t+c d~strl:?whele majol p trt of thefl- Lok Sabha Co?stitucney or, as tlic c ~ I Sm'ly
~
be, Assembly col?tsif~ei~cy
falls:
(6)
(2) Ai l mcrilbsrs of
Lila P,i-isll, ti wlicil~cl clectc 7 or nc,t
P (iishnri .i~c; ali I1 J l ~ v c
f ~ o t ntc~iit~)rtdl
c ~ ~ ~ ~ ? l i t u eInl ~tl:c
c ~ eZi1.r
s
:t t ~ lv\,tc 111 the 111cctin_5of the l l l a IJ.~ils!~,l~f.
t!,c
ljitreminafi~nof
mrmber of directly
r;umhcr rgf'
De-11mt.atioaof
IG-1.
Terrttoiial
Consli tuencles of
Ztla pali shad*.
(I)
ReservatlOLI uf reals
OP Llia ~arl,ba.ir.
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in everv 7
1
7
.
3T?~rt~!-srl
an$ the rllir~~f-ero j ' s ~ a t sso r e ~ c i ~ e c ' f f IFe
or
S c ~ i e d ~ : l e ~ T a u shall
t e \ he*)r,as nctrlly ntay as h i , tlic same propclrtioil
to tile total n:.mlier of :e:xts lo kc flllccl b y i i l C ~ te!ectiol~ !ri tl,af
P,l~lsh:tc' :)a the ~ - o t ~ u J a t jof
o ~the
, Sclicdl ied Castfs in that Lila
\iicil
Paris1,ad alca b a r s to t h ~tr.lal i.0~3 * i a t * ol
~ ~that
~ ~ area
seais m,&y be all('t131 b y iotatic,), t o clit~t?tc"t coirbtitur.:cic:, i 1 :I
2113 Pctrt$l~lc?.
.
1
I
I I i
I
I I U ~ U ~ Cof
I berlts
reseive(l f$.1 ~ o n l c l lbclo :itis t o t i l ~ScT1L3liicit (',~sicsio i tlie total
number ol seals to bc 1illc.i by (tiCct G l i . C l i 0 ~ 1 cvciy Lila j'drishnri
sllall b . Icbervelj ioi worrkcn d1:6i sbdl b e d t h mdy b~ allottd k~y~ o t a tior1 to iilllrCrc!it cu ~ \ t i t l i ~ ) ~f~i i t c bLII'I I',iri~lix.I( I ) c) le acdt s!~,tll bc . c , c ~ v ci Ior U.tchwar~J Cldsses r i i 4 , lid
l'aristtacl in whicli ti,e !inpuldtio~i oi Bdckwartl Classes rs ~ i u tless
t{,a!L twcsity perLc.lt of t l l ~iota! yopbldtlon id tile Visiiict.
i h l
~l,
tlic expinitron o l a period o:
(b) it1 case of d l s s ~ l u t i ~belore
mortths from ahc date of slrch ciissolutloii :
p~ovldedthat where the rern~iiudcryclrob loi wl~ich
tiissolvet1 Lila I'd~rsllatl w0:lId i14-r~ ~Olltiuucc! ia ic>s tiiaL, s l n ruo~itllart
sllaII not b~ xccssa:y to i~olddrly icet troll ui,cicl thl3 clause 101
Gollstlt~ti~lg
t h &id
~
P'ii (shad ioi such per:TIoa
( 4 ) A Zila Parishati con.;:itutcci
djssoliitiou of a Zjla
l'ari~!lad bcfoi-e tile expir.:: tioil of its i!Ul-aiioll slisll contij,uc oq.ly
fox the remaindei. of' the period fi?r which the tiirso1ve;i Ziia
Parishad would have contiaiied u!itier si<.b-sectiori (1) hati I t iiot
bee11 so dlssolvecl.
U ~ I tbc
I
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ElectiTn of Chairman
and V~ca-Chairman
o f Z ~ l aParishad.
Reservation of
offices of Chairman
an3 Vice-Chairman
of Zita Parishads.
Rotation of reseived
seats and offrces. '[***I
168. The O~plityCoinlnrsaroncr co~lccrnedctc any officer appoi nted by him in this behalf. not below this rank of Extra Assistant
Colnmlssioner shall call the flrst mcetiug of the directly elected
mclnberi oi the Ztla Parishati 11lclud1llg t h ~Chairmau ot the
pancharat Samitis of the d~strictin the maliner pi e,crIbed, as sooll
as the elzction of all members of the Z ~ l aParishad IS notttied, to
elect the Chairman a n ~ iV~ce-Ch'dirmdn of the Zilil Parishad froin
amongst the elected members.
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Alluwances to the
Clldlrrnan and V ~ c e Cha1rrn.m and
Members of 21la
Parishads.
( I
Powers. functions
The Cild~rindnshall---
(b) pcr'fi,rm all the dutjei i~nposetlan1 ex-rcise all the powers
confer red on :he Chal rma:]
niadc thereurl k r ;
(a) in the absence of the Chairinan, prcsj .'e 0v3r the nleelrnjs
of the Zila Parisha 1;
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v
tli . ~ e . f 1
~1r such d-tie? ,%f the
Chair31an a ? the Chairman fro211 time l o trliic Inay s1:bject
t o the rulcs as tnay be made by the Stat: (iovt:nmcnt in
this behalf, t'elegat~t o hjm by orklcr in writing; an({
fh) exercise
111
Resignation of
(:hairman and
Vice-Chairman of
Zila Parishads.
~
ur~dsrthis section shall be questlonec?
(4) No. d f r ~ c t i o iglvell
ail). court oil tlle grount* that the CJSe wasilot one of em~rglncy.
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State Gover7rnzzt and his offlce shall become vacant on the explry
flftzen "ayq u.11ess within thls pxrlo o f ffftcen clays he wlth?raws
such r e s i p a t i o n bv writlng unikr Jiis hone' addrzssed t o the State
Gi~vertlment.
~f
i l l +
(2) Thc rcquisitloo K,r a special mretii~greferred t o in subsection (3) al~alihi. signcd by iiot less thall one firth of the total
of ei~cte,i men?[iers of the Ztla Palisha-: and siiall be
c?eliverc~lto the Deputy Commiss!oJici and the Deputy Commissiolier
011 the rcceiyt of such requtsitioli shall witl~ill seven ciaya from
the date of r e c ~ i p tof f l i ~reqbi!itioll liiniself convelle a s p c ~ i a l
meeting GF the Zila Pailshad or authorise an oifi.cer not below
the rank of Extra Assistant Colllmissloner to convene such a
meeting.
ooofio'eace
lnotion
against
Chs~rman
and
of Zila Partshad.
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may resi2n his m?mbership in wri:lnz under his iia I ? a!':r-ssed lo the lijrcc!c;r. arlti i;is
s?at s21:~ll bccome vaca91t oai ih: expiry of fifteen ciear (jays from
thC ilatc- c?f such rssi:nailon,
ui~l?ss \siihi,l t h e sa]:i a?cridd cjf
tifieeil days, ilc wlliiiirawj suoh re.;ig~~:iriot~
by writi,lg Lcllrier his
lia I a ,4irL;.. .LC
. ..-. to the ljircctor.
175.
Whel a Zita Parisha3 is dissoive2 under Sub-sectio~l(I)-(j) 311 members of the Zlla Parishad shall vacate their
otflcc s fdr~i:aitli;
(ji)
i!urfng its
<iiss,.,i~i;i.i,l,;:iatl bc e r r c i s . J ailti perfornied by
suc11 penoi: :ir perso% as ~ h cStatc tiuv:mment may
appoint in this behalf; olld
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sub-section ( I ) ,
the State Government shall cotlstitutc a Zila Pdrishad as specified
such Zila Parishad
under section 162 and electron t o ~zc,)t~situtc
shall be completed before the explrdtlun of a yerltrd of slx moilths
fio n the date of iilssolotto~l:
(3) Upon dissolutjon of Zila Parishad undcr
D1s6clutron of Ztla
it?cxeepEfrcums,ances,
Paribhed
of
PPr18badr.
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p~ojnotlonof measures t o Increase agricultural production\ nrrd t o yopularlqc thc use ofimproved
apticultu~al improvement., I
the adoption of
ilnp~ovcda g ~ i c u l t u ~ cp~r al ~ t i c c s;
(11)
( i i i ) establiahrna~~t
and maintenance of godowns ;
(ill)
(v)
(2) Irllgation
ground water
Development :-(1)
lesources
and
Wdtershed
( E I ) j ~ l o v ~ d for
i ~ ~the
g
(1111
( i v ) irltallation of
Colnll~ur~ityPump Sets
works;
(v) walcrshcd dcvclopment programmes.
and water
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(4)
Statictics : ( L ) I ~ ~ b l i c a t i oofstdtistical
r~
and other information relating
to activittes of Panchayat S a m ~ t iaqd Zi la Parishad;
( i , ) co-oltlination
(d)
(,j)foddc r cievelopmelit
J)I
ogrammev ;
and
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fuel plantation
(b) ~nanagernc~lt
of millor forest produce ol the
in community lands;
folestf raised
development of wasteland.
(c)
in private and
commtlnity
and Srnall
uplift
Scale
aud
uevloyment
Industrie~ tncluding
in the
of
food
locality and
supply of improved tool kits to r ~ r a lartisans and imparting of training rn their use :
and m+~ir.tenanceof
tractors, d i e s ~ l engines, electric motorti and other
agricultural imphments and electric and cIcctric articles.
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L: 1 ~ t r ~ c t i 0 :. i1t ~ ~ r! n a i r ~ t ~ ~ i aof
l ~ croaJs
r
other than National
aui Stage W r! hways ;
of
((1) i.i"e~~!if~cat~oit
V C major 111lk r o d s co-lnecting markets,
ctiriclitiorlal fi7sti!ctionS, health centre& anti llnk roat's ;
( e ) orgaiiisiilp voluritary mrrci,. el of lands for ilew roads
a d for widcni~lgof exlstiirg loads.
(15)
('I)
(b) implemcniatioll
progratnllie ;
of
rmmu!llsation
and
~acclnati~~l
(j) orgallising
Samiti aud
id~~litii'icatlon
of houseless families ;
(17)
EtZtrcatio~~-
schools ;
(5) plciil5iiil: ot piocr,iinme
Lcllil~e\.
for ailult
ctl~~cat~o:l
an<! Hblnry
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of
t o rural area?;
( d ) survey awl ev:~lu,itionof eductttio~ial.cctivities;
e~tCrblrrllnie!~t
and ma~fii;enciriceof gctleral ilo\tels, ashram
schools and orph:lnages.
(18) St cia1 Wclfare and We1Tal.e of Weakci Sectio,is-(F)
extension of e !uc,itional
f+icilitier to the Scheduled
Castes, .iitd Back~\lar,fClasse5 by giving scholarships,
stipcncls, boardin:, gr,int\ and the gra~ltafor tile purchnsc of books a r ~ dother .tccessories ;
(b) maitaging hostels for fllc bci~ef'ltsof Scheduled C a ~ t e s
dnd Backwarrl Cl,,saeb;
!u)
(e)
I'lanlljng
supervisiorr, monitoring ~ l l d implementation of
poverty alleviatio~rprogrammes.
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(e)
s,t*le~ionir~n
and d!stribution ( ~l-r-n\ion
f
for ~ . d ( ~ o l r 1s1,14
and physically tff.ab7c c;eqt$t~rtc\ an,! allo~1~3tlce5
for
and co~~:)'esor intci-ctistc rnalria:c- in
llrhtcil .,no party 15 a lncll~bciof a Sclie~'u1eii ( ' a s t ~ : 01'
a Rnd\4.,irti Class;
(f)
(g)
~ n ~ ~ ~ t i a g~ci ist i
tntGl-cas&e
( 2 ) vigiln~~ce
apainst e ~ v i ~ o n i i coftt'll~esa i i ~ has smuggling tax
evabioi~,I'ood adulteraticrn ;
(j)
lauds
signet'
to
Id~~dless
(:I)
(G)
mlke
(ti)
ail(!
i
laanch~yats;
rstresr ;
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(g)
dr1 !crtrtkr:
bile
(11)
GXC:L,IC 3.1).
~c!~o'illcC ~ L C j~rib
~ I
10 rrloit tiidn
block;
ii1it>Ii"
/:I'*
P,~ri>ha.fof twin or m o i e a 'jacent distilcts rnay
jointly 1,nrlcl i,ibe
c x ~ ii t c asy 1
0 ~,ci~cnle11 , t ~ c l ~
tcrrns .rnct c .,\rLtions as may bc i ~ r ~ t i i u . i 2y % tccl upc~rl.
j
Dutres and
powers of
ZJfa Par1 shad%
cu-adinatc:
shall hc bindlirs
Such tl1Tt~k":nci~ay,itSCsmitis
:
'Cli~lr i l ~ : i c s
vxi LL.L
.lrG
3 > . 2 b ' ~
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(X)
S U L ~ Iathe1
( h ) a d v ~ s c he Stdte Gove~nmc~:t
on matters cvncerillItg the
~mpieinti?t~~t~
oto nany hiatutoly 01 executive order
sptclalij leleired by the St<tle Govc~nmclttto the
Ail;l Pail\ila<i*
(3) The Lll,i ! ' r ~ ~ ~ \ l ~may,
n d wlrh the prior approval of the
State GovGrniirerlt, levy contrihut~ontrorr~ the kl~iucflayat Saiult,s
huntls 111 thc illstrict.
(4) A Ziia I'arishaii shall have the authority t o call for any
inforn1atiot1, statcwent or record from a Pat~l..l~ayat
San~iti which
shall ~ o m y l ywith any such requisitiou withit) a reasonable time.
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(c)
( d ) rcnt'ei fiii>.~~~i::l
o: other a!,!jirtance to :r;iy perscl,i for
is riil:ited
c;nr~.yl:~yon' i:i t11c dtctrict : ; . i j t :ic:ivity wi~i~clt
to any of the f:~:tciio:~
of i::e St;ife.
The Ziia Z'n,isi~adsii::ll hove itlowe;; to t i o al! :~ctsnecessary for o r iiici~lerital t o l!:e c a ~ - . y i ; ~opd i (if the I;!iistioir~c-itiusted
or dclcgaicil t o it ci~rc!,ii! pic'.iicu!a~.anti without prcj11dice t o tile
ii>icgc;~.i:; powers to cxeicisi; all powers spccifjeil u,iJcr this Act.
(7)
Assignmeat of
Funot~ousto
Zila Parishad.
Power of Zila
Panshad to
delegate.
(3) Every ordei malie under thlb section shall be conimunicaZlla Pai:,tlad.
(4) 'The Cf~airanal~
,hcill I: lve Flower t o mc,"lfy or \rcthutaw
any poweir or run,t~uris tiele:,ited to tile Vi~e-Ch,iir~~ian
uli2ei; b~ b\ectitm (1).
184. ( 1 ) Tile Z i l ! !'dilbhilti b:l:~ii /lave tile lollow~n:: Stanling
C o n ~ m i t t e e ~llalnel:~
,
-(a) General Comlnittee ;
te,:
Slarrdiilg
Cammitt~esof
Zila Parishads
t,,
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(ii)
185. (1) The C;enej3al Committee shall perform functions relatinr t o the estdblt blllnent matters end f~inctions]elating t o cummunicatiotls, buildings, rural housing, village extensions, relief
against the natural col;~mitiesand allied matteis and ($11 miscellaneous residtialy matter?.
(2) The Finance Audit and Planning Conim~tteeshall perfiyrm
the functions ieI>~ting
to--(u)
Fumfions of the
Standing Gomtaitteesof Zfla Parlslmd.
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i.3)
((1)
p1-ol~~)tio11
01' education, econunllc. s u c ~ a l ,cu!tura] a11d
othcr iarcrcat of' the Sc!~edule~iC':!ates :!11(1 B.?ckw,lrG
Classez ;
(rl)
securing
Sdiedulcd
and
Cartes
ill
periu~nl the
tioii,
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(6) I h c Standiag Committees shall perfo~ruthe iunctious specified ill sub-sections (1) to (5) t o the extcnt the l~owers ale t elegated to them by thc Zila Parishad.
(7) The Stallding Committees sh:lll pel form in iespect of
matters aasig~iec! t o tiicnl such itii:,~tior1al ~ ~ u t j e as b nlay be
cisrigned t o them by the Zila Palishac:.
lErocadurE of
s l ~ i i ~ d i uwiriniittcc3
y
ul' Zila I'arisllaii~.
.Provided that
by a
Powel of Zlla
P a ~ ~ s h a dtos
acquire, hold
anti dispoie of
I1roperty.
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I'anchayat
srims received
by or
011
behaif
of the Zila
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Fllnd
Taxation
measwe by
l i l a Parishads.
(2) TThe scales of tolls, fees o r rates and the terms ,.nd
coniitions for t h e imposition tbercof slrall be such ;is may be
provided by bye-1:~~s
and the bye-laws so made lniry pzovicic for
exemption fiorn dl1 or ::ny of the tojls, fees or rates in any class
o r category of case!,.
(3) The Ziia Parishad wliiie levyin? any tax, <:ity, See, toll
and cess under sub-section (ij shal! be governed by the same
provisions of this Act bY which thc; Gr,;nl Pitnch,:yat or the
pa,~ciiayat Samiti, cis the case may bc, is govci~iled.
190. (I) A Zild Piiiisil~d nay, s u b j ~ ~L Ot the p i o v i ~ i o ~of~ , Financial
dny law relating t o the raising of loans by i o c ~ l ~ i u t r ~ o r ~for
t l e ~ arrangement
by Zi la Parisbads.
the time being in fo.ce, rai;e from time to lirne, with t h ~~ ~ J ) I o ~ B ~
of the Side Govcrnluent, l o a , ~ ifor the repdjment of siich lo.in3
::nd n~aYutiifse such lodn for the purpose fol which it is taken.
(2) N o t w f t h ~ t ~ ~ ~ l <anything
!in~
contz~ined in tlris Act,
a 2112 Parishad nldY borrow money from the S i d t 2 Crovernl~en~
or, with the previo:ls sanction of tho St,.te <;overnment, frol-,,
b.lnks oi olhci fhauciai in~tltutioud, f i r f % i i r i ~ cllLe of irs ob~ectivc
on the hc,ai\ of specific scheme as rndy bt (11, wn )!,t by ti,c xi]^
Parishad for the purpose.
191. All .lire irs of r:.tcs, taxes, daties. tol:, ceisec onai i'ces
iinpo~ed under Illis Act and dll ,irlc 11s of ', .ms due f:om a
contractor on account of the collection o f fec snrl tolls lc;.sed
may be iecovereti as a : ? e ~ l sof land reven;e.
Recovery of tales.
taxes etc.
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Badget of Zila
Parishad.
Account of
Zila Parishads.
Zila
(2) On lecelpt of the audit repolt refclreci to in subs e ~ t i o n(I), the Zila l'arishad shall either remedy any defects or
irregularities which lave been pointed oht i l l the a u d ~ tand send
to the State Gov~rnment within tiiree montlis an ~ntitnatlon
of its having donc so or shall, within the s a ~ dp e ~ i o d ,supply ally
fuithcr explanation t o the plescribetl authority i a iegard to such
defects o~ ilieg.biarit~esas it nlay wiah t o give.
Chief Executive
Officer uld Officcls
of 2ila Parishads.
a n Accounts
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rnerlt in thiv behalf shall have the powers tv effect the tratr.
of orficcr:, app jinted under sub-sect~on(3) lkom one dtstllct t ,
allother district.
(3) The provrsioris of sect~onr, 155, 156, 157, 158, 1.59 and
jf,() as f a r a s tnay be apply to the crnpluyees of the &la Pailshad
j,, s,atne maniter .rll\l to tile iatlla *xlc'it d i b they dpply t o tJle ctnployces of the l'atwhayat 8anllt1a.
197. ( 1 ) Save CIS ~ t i i c l w i ~ eexpressly piovlded
this Act, the Chlcf bx~cutiveOlllcer shall ((1)
by or uncle11
C O I I ~ T Othe
~
draw a l ~ disburse
l
tnoncy out of the Zila Parishad Fund
and exercise such other powers and perform such other
iunctio~luit:, Iitay be ticlcpatcd t u IIIUI by the Zrlx ['allshad or by rti, C'iiairinun,
Functions of Chief
Execrlttve Offleer
of Lila Pavlshad
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(3) The Deputy ChIcf Ewcculive Officer shall trasi\t the Chief
Executive Officer ill the pelfoimance of his duties and sllrall act as
Officer in matteis
a Planning Officer to advise to Chief Exec~~tive
of piail foimn~lation 2nd shall be respons~blefoi a i l rnattrr5 reof
latii~gt o pldnning of the Zila Parishad including tlle l~~cpalatioil
plans for cconomlc development a l ~ dsocial justice a ~ i d ai111u:~l
plan of the diqtrict.
(.') The Accounts Officer shall acivrse the Z I ? ~P a n ~ h c dIn
mattsrs of' financial policy and shall be lespolrsibie foi a!] mattels
relating t o tile accollnts of t h e Zila Parishad l~tciuding yreparatfon of allnuat accounts and the budget.
Recovery of m o n e y
by Ch~sfhxecutive
Offlcsr of Zlla
Parisbad.
ly8
of moileys,
~CCOUII~~,
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BMAPTER VIW
CONTROL AND SUPERVISION
199. (1) The Director may. by o r t l e ~ in
to cancel
f~i~~*,"$a~~~at.
(c)
200. (1) Where a PhnchaYat makes a default rn the perforrnance of any duty other than judicial i'unctions imposed upon it
by o r under thls Act or undel: atty other law for the time being
in force,-( i ) in the case of a Bran] ['anchayat,
District Bevelopment
and Panchayat Officer ; an(?
( i i ) ~n the case of a Panchpyat Samiti or a Ziia Parishad, the
Director;
may by an order In writin2 fix the pcriod for the pe~formauceof the
duty and if it is not pe~formedwithin the period so fixed, he may
Befault of duties
by the Panchayats.
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appoint ally other perlon 10 Perform tlx duty and d ~ r e c tthat the
~ u ~he
e
expellses ariblnj' froin, alld trlz~delrtai to i t 5 p e ~ i o ~ l n ~shall
patd by the P a ~ c h a y ~ ~ t .
(2) If, ill the opIlllo11 oi the I j l ~ e c t o ar
11ab L,uied or
yropci ty, ~ i ~ u hle
v a or
~ t l ~ c i'anchayat, rile I ) l r c ~ t ~ ~ ,
~rnmovable, 111 the best a n t c ~ c i t ot
after EiVli1g dn oPpoltunlty t o the collct;rne,t I3dncii,iydt of bc11t2
kiearcl may appo~llt peis(r11 to t~ttw~rl~atel
sucll p l o p c ~ t ylor ur
on beha1 I'ul i Ire c o r ~ ~ z r ~ lt'allci~aydt
etl
:
k'ci~i~ll,i~cLi
(it)
201. T11e State (iovei~imelu inay call Tor ant1 exatnine wcoril
of proceedi~~gs
a i d the :ccord ot' any executive order of any
I~ancI~ayat
or any officer or authoirty of the Par~choydttot the
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ty;;rs;;tpwcrs
oovernment.
(b) assulne t o it all or any o f the poweli vesleti ~n oi exclefsable hp ths IAanchr'yat; an(!
t ~ o nmap colltaitl sucii incic'ental and consequential
such a ~~otifjc,i
provlsio~~u
as m,cy appeal t o the State Governmel~t10 be ~lecessary
or desirable for givitli: effect to tile objects of the notificatlo!~.
Provicleti that such :r rlotificcition shall not remain
a period of more tt~ansix months.
1x1 force
for
Acceqs to or seizure
of record of
Panchayat s.
Power to issue
dirtctions.
into affairs
of Panci~ayats.
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k :ght of State
Goverumenf Offi~ers
to atton 0 meetings
of Panchayats
~ e n e r a lpowers of
Gorarnnlcnr
and Comm~ssioncrs.
State
CHAPTER IX
-MrmbefShlp.
isqualification for
) has been convicted of any offence ~nvolvingmoral turpitude or a n offence rmplyrnp of any defect rn the chaiacter
ot a Sarpanch 01 Pauch of tilam Panchayat o r membcr of
a Panchayat Samltl or &la Pdrishal, uilless a p e r ~ o d of
(,f!
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(c) is
(/I)
( k ) 1s i n u:~aut!~oiise~!
c>ccup,ltlon of tcroperty beloi~&i,igt o
any local ~ u t h o r j t y; or
~ l l d the
~ i
( n ~ ) is Illember of
(6)
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Officer complete charge of the recoiti elf tlle
iJdnclidyat ,ind 01 the c'1st1, 11' *iuy, with 11iii1.
power of Stlte
CkrvernmcnL to
dlrect holrl111g
o f gcnerhi elec
lions,
Gram
Colitinuation of
exjstrng Panchayats.
Elesticn to he
held witiiin s i x
r r ~ o n i i ~ swhere
Pailai,oy:lt is
110t functioning.
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have regard to
(i)
( i i ) the
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final.
(4) Notwithstandtng anything contallreci I!] thi\ section no
pelsoil shall be c ~ l l s d upoil t o cxpiain why he should ilot be
required to make good any loss, after the expny of foui' years
from the occutrence of t h e loss, waste or mir'~pplicatio,l or after
the expiry of two y c a ~ sfrom hls ceasing t o bc a member, w111~hever is later.
(5) The State Goverilmer~t m.cy c i l l ,lad ax t111:ilt: t!~e rccord
of a l y order madc uncter t]lia bcciion foi the ]>~il:ose of
itselk as l o the legality arlJ p,opriety of such Ordcr
s,~t~sfying
and nl ry confirm, nlodify
resciltl biict? order:
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Right of
appeal of
employees.
in the casc of Glam 13ancRayat, t o the Block IlevcIolxncnt arid Panc!layat Of'ficc! ;
c r regulatiiill or
Authentication
of orders et c.
Relation ~f
Panchayat with
police.
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Delegation of
pose1 5.
Over-riding
o t i e ~ ton other
Inws.
Power to
I
ernove drfflcullles.
Power of Panchayats
to make regulat~ons.
to
Power ,,f S a l e
.U@velnmcntto m a k c
model regulatio~ls.
ill
such
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lication, make
Panchayats.
model
([I)
sub-section
(2) of
of
Paachayat Secretaries
Gram
Pau-
is to
Powcr to make
Ru'".
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(If
. ~ : i <~ttng
i
of
(v)
( y ) allowanccs
ttnl
drsch::rgecl by the
.! rule
I\
reyc~r~d
"
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(3) Every rulc made under t!lis sccticln sliall be laid as soon
I):,, after it is m:ii!e, b'?f<>,-c
tl!c HoIisz of th? State 1,e:jis1aturet wiliic i t is in sewion for a ioi:!I pzrioii of tell days, w'tieh
ma'y bi: c o ! ~ p ~ j ~in
c doee s s i o n 01- in tv;o or more succ;sdivc
is So
stssions, and if, 13e:bi.e t h c expiry of the session iI1 wflfch i~
laic! or the s.icce$?ivc seS~ions ai'cres2ic4, 1bc i.!o!rse agrees in
lnakjnfi any modification in the rille or th:: FIoiisc agiezs, that the
rille sho:il~l not hc ma;:c-, tJ1.t ri:ls shall tbcrcalier I~civceffec: only
in such modifice form o: be of 110 tflcct, vs ;he case may be, so,
i ~ o w y e r ,illat any ssi:ir :.i~o~iiflcaiion
oi' anilr.irncnt sl~alibe withorit
prejildice t o tht: vdit!ity 01' nnything ;rcviotisly cluii< t!r omitted
t o be done under thijb riifc'.
as may
(i)
(ii)
2
or
(jv)
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SCHEDULE 11
(See Section 44)
Scc?ion
. . 160
Cam,nitting affray
Absconding to a v o ~ dservice of a sulninons or other .. 172
procted~ng
Non-attendance in obed~encet o an rrticr from public .. 174
servant
Lntentiond!ly olni tting t o produce a document
..
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175
..
171
..
180
..
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178
188
..
202
..
228
264-267
..
270
..
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277
288
..
288
..
289
. . 290
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res~rainingany pcrson
A~sdisit or usc of
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291
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294
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334
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341
352
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358
323
4
..
379
& 411
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. . 426
.. 427
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428
429
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504
~ u n i s t ~ m e nfor
; crilninal intimidation, etc.
506
part 1 only
Uttering any word or making any pevture intended
to insult the modesty of a women
509
~ l s c o n d ~ i~nc public
t
by drunken person
..
510
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16
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24
..
26
(Punjab Act 39 of 1960) Failure t o comply wit11 all atten'cnce order p:lssed . .
13
rindcr section 9
Penalty for contravening the provisions of section 10. ,
17
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70
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Section
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Serial
No.
Vaine of ciaim
Court fee
to be levied
(in rupees)
1.
+
(<I)
Rs. 250
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