(1) As soon as the Collector is satisfied, that having regard to the population of the village, a sufficient number of declarations has been received under section 5, he may call a meeting-
(a) of the Gram Sabha of the village constituted under the Panchayats Act, where a village has a panchayat, or
(b) of all persons (not being minors) residing in the village, where there is no panchayat,
and also of persons who have donated lands in the village, but are residing outside the village,
for ascertaining whether the persons attending the meeting are willing to constitute the village a Gramdan village by joining the Gramdan community.
(2) The Collector shall fix the date, time and place of the meeting, and a copy of the notice containing this information shall be displayed in a prominent place in the village, and another copy affixed on a conspicuous part in the office of the Collector within whose jurisdiction the village is situated; and the substance of every such notice shall also be published in such other manner as is in the opinion of the Collector best calculated to bring the matter to the notice of persons concerned.
(3) The meeting shall be presided over by the Collector who shall have the right to speak and otherwise take part in the proceedings of the meeting, but shall not be entitled to vote. The procedure to be followed at the meeting shall be such as may be prescribed, and the quorum shall be fifty-one per cent. of the total number of persons entitled to attend the meeting under sub-section (1).