Gujarat Village Panchayat Secretary (Functions and Duties) Rules, 2013

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    "title": "Gujarat Village Panchayat Secretary (Functions and Duties) Rules, 2013",
    "short_title": "Gujarat Village Panchayat Secretary (Functions and Duties) Rules, 2013",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. KP/02/2014/PRR/102",
    "act_year": 2013,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Gujarat",
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    "description": "Gujarat Village Panchayat Secretary (Functions and Duties) Rules, 2013",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and extent.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(i) \"Act\" means the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993;\n(ii) \"Panchayat\" means a Village panchayat;\n(iii) \"Secretary\" means the Secretary of that Panchayat.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Additional Functions and duties of Secretary.",
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            "content": "(a) carry out all the executive order of the panchayat and shall be responsible for the supervision, direction and control of the servants of the panchayat;\n(b) take prompt measures for the recovery of taxes and other dues of the panchayat, and also the collection of land revenue and other Government dues if the panchayat is entrusted with the collection thereof;\n(c) take prompt measures to remove any irregularity pointed out by the Auditor or the taluka Panchayat or district Panchayat, as the case may be;\n(d) promptly report to the Chairman or, as the case may be Sarpanch, of the panchayat all cases of fraud, embezzlement, theft or loss of money including sums collected on account of land revenue and other Government dues or property of the panchayat. He shall also send copies of such reports to the taluka panchayat,\n(e) stay at the place of the head quarters fixed for him unless a residential accommodation is not available to him at such place and the Taluka Development Officer has permitted him to stay at other place on the recommendation of the panchayat;\n(f) report to the panchayat all cases of neglect, illegality, breach of rules and disobedience on the part of his subordinates, or of contracts;\n(g) bring to the notice of the controlling authority concerned all cases in which repairs, improvements, new works or other measures appear desirable and all acts contravening to the provisions of the Act, rules, bye-laws and standing orders;\n(h) watch over all panchayat property.",
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            "title": "4. Repeal.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 5th November, 2019 [guj330]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. KP/02/2014/PRR/102013/1911/KH, dated 7.1.2014",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2013",
        "Short Title": "Gujarat Village Panchayat Secretary (Functions and Duties) Rules, 2013",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Gujarat"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}