(2) There shall be held at least two meetings of the Gram Sabha every year on such date and at such time and place as may be prescribed;
Provided that Lhe chairman shall, upon a requisition in writing by not less than one-fifth of the number of members and within thirty days of the leceipt of such requisition, call an extraordinary general meeting of the Gram Sabha.
(2) The chairman or, in his absence, the vice-chairman, or, in the absence of both, any person chosen by the Gram Sabha shall preside at such meeting.
(3) One-tenth of the total number of members of the Grarr Sabha shall form the quorum for a meeting.
Meetings of Gram Sabha.
d. (1) The Panchayat shall place before the Gram Sabha—
(a) the annual statement of accounts;
(b) the report on the administration of the preceding financial year;
(c) the development and other programmes of work proposed for the current financial year;
(d) the last audit report and replies made thereto;
(e) proposals for fresh taxation or enhanced taxation and any new programme not covered by clauses (a) and (c); and
(f) proposals for organising community service, voluntary labour or mobilisation of the local people for any specific work included in any programme.
(2) It shall be open to the Gram Sabha to discuss any or all of the maitors placed before it under sub-section (1) and the Panchayat shall consider the suggestions, if any, made by the Gram Sabha,
(3) A Gram Sabha shall curry out such other functions as the Lieutenant-Governor may, by general or special order, require.
Work at general meeting.
130 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [*Wr U 7 (1)A Panchayat shall consist of such number of members as the Lieutenani-Govtrnor may, by order, determine, so far as may be in accordance with the following Table: — Const itutloa of P»ach»- yHts, TABLE ( I )
(3) For a P«nch«yat with a population of 1,500 or more but not more than 2,500 mote than 2,500 but not more thna 3,500 more than 3,;oo . . . .
Number of members 5 ;
7 ;
9- {2) All the members of a Panchayat shall be elected.
(3) Of the total number of members of a Panchayat, at least one shall be a woman and accordingly—
(a) if there is only one woman candidate at the election, she shall be declared elected;
(b) if there are more woman candidates than one at the election, the candidate who secures the largest number of votes among such woman candidates shall be declared elected,
(4) Where there is no woman candidate at the election, the male candidates duly elected or deemed under sub-section (5) to have been duly elected, shall co-opt as member a woman who is otherwise qualified to be elected as a member of the Panchayat.
(5) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4), if, for any reason, an election does not result in the return of the required number of qualified persons willing to take office, the .Lieutenant-Govern or shall, as soon as possible, appoint from persons qualified to be elected, such number of persons as are necessary to make up the required number, and the persons so appointed shall be deemed to have been duly elected.
8. Every Panchayat shall, by the name specified by the Lieutenant- Governor in this behalf, be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall, subject to such restrictions and conditions imposed by or under this Regulation, have power to acquire, hold or dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall by the said name sue or be sued, Incorporation of Panchav«tg.
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