In section 43-A of the Principal Act in sub section (1),-
(i) after the words “the Government”, the words “or an Authority authorised by the Government”, shall be inserted;
(ii) after clause (iii),the following shall be inserted, namely:- “Provided that where an application is made by a member to the Grama Panchayat for leave to absent himself and Grama panchayat fails to inform the applicant of its decision on the application within a period of seven days from the date of the application, the leave applied for shall be deemed to have been granted by the Grama Panchayat.”; and
(iii) after clause (v),the following shall be inserted namely:- “(vi) if a former Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha or member of Grama Panchayat has been accused and proved guilty for misconduct or misappropriation in an Inquiry”.