A Gram Panchayat, by a resolution at a meeting, may grant leave of absence to its Pradhan, Upa-Pradhan or any other member for aperiod not exceeding threemonths in a year reckoned according to the English Calendar. The sanction of such leave shall forthwith be reported to the Block Development Officer and ex-officio Executive Officer of the Panchayat Samiti and the District Panchayat and Rural Development Officer:
Provided that the absence (other than the absence from the meeting of the Gram Panchayat) of the Pradhan or the Upa-Pradhan for not more than five consecutive days from his duties without intimation shall not be construed to mean his absence without leave:
Provided further that the Gram Panchayat may grant leave to the Pradhan, Upa-Pradhan or any other member, in excess of three months in an English Calendar year, by recording reasons thereto, and no honorarium shall be admissible to him for that excess period of leave.
CHAPTER II Meetings of a Gram Panchayat