In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requlres,-
(a) 'Act' means the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993 (No.1 of 1994);
(b) 'Appointing Authority' in respect of service, means the authority shown as appointing authority for the post concel-ned in the Schedule-V;
(c) 'Other Backward Classes' means the Other Backward Classes of citizens as specified by the State Governplent vice Notification No. F.
8-5-XXV-4-84, dt. 26-12-1984 as amended from time to time;
(d) 'Panchayat' means a Janpad Panchayat and a Zila Panchayat;
(e) 'Panchayat service' means the Health Service of Zila Panchayat or ' Janpad Panchayat, as the case may be, under sub- section (1) of Section, 70 of the Act; - . ...... (- ~-- .._-- - ..---. ~ . _ ..~ _._._:_---
(f)'Prescribed Authority' means the authority or officer notified by the State Government in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 70 read with clause (xxi)of Section 2;
(g)'Schedule' means the schedule appended to these R~les;
(h) .'Scheduled Castes' means any caste, race or tribe or part of or group within a cast, race or tribe specified as Scheduled Castes with respect to the State ofMadhya Pradesh under Article 341 of the Constitution of India;
(1)'Scheduled Tribes' means any tribe, or tribal community or part of -'or-group'Wlthin a'tribe-or tribal community-specified as-Scheduled-Tribes ----.
with 'respect to the State of Madhya Pradesh' under Article 342 of the Constitution of India; , OJ 'Section' means Section of the Act;
(k) 'Selection Committee' means a selection committee constituted for selection of persons for emplOYmentin the Panchayat Health Service;
(1)'Standing Committee' means tp.eCommittee constituted by the Panchayat under the provisions ofSection 47 of the Act;
(m)The words and expressions useq in these rules but not defined therein shall have the same meaning re~pectivelyas assigned to them in the Madhya.Pradesh Panchayat RajAdhiniyam, 1993 (No.1 of 1994).