{ "id": 16149, "slug": "the-chhattisgarh-panchayat-raj-adhiniyam-1993", "title": "The Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993", "short_title": "The Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993", "act_number": "C.G. Act No. 1 of 1994", "act_year": 1993, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Chhattisgarh", "law_status": "unknown", "enactment_date": null, "description": "The Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993", "preamble": "", "section_label": "Section", "sections": [ { "number": "1", "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. Definitions.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) \"Block\" means such area in a district as the Governor may specify to be a block under sub-section (2) of Section 10;\n(ii) \"Co-operative Society\" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Chhattisgarh Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (No. 17 of 1961);\n(iii) \"District\" means a district notified by the State Government to be a district for the purposes of this Act, and includes one or more revenue districts so modified;\n(iv) \"Election\" means an election to fill a seat or seats in a Panchayat and includes election of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat;\n(v) \"Election Proceedings\" means the proceedings commencing from the issue of the notice for election and ending with the declaration or results of such election;\n(vi) \"Factory\" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Factories Act, 1948 (LXIII of 1948);\n(vii) \"Gram Panchayat\" means a Gram Panchayat established under sub-section (1) of Section 10;\n(viii) \"Gram Sabha\" means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a revenue village or forest village comprised within the area of the Gram Panchayat;\n(ix) \"Janpad Panchayat\" means a Janpad Panchayat established under sub-section (2) of Section 10;\n(x) \"Local Authority\" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Chhattisgarh General Clauses Act, 1957 (No. 3 of 1958);\n(xi) \"Member\" means a panch of a Gram Panchayat, a member of a Janpad Panchayat or a member of a Zila Panchayat, as the case may be;\n(xii) \"Offensive matters\" include animal carcasses, dung, dirt, sewage or putrid substances or filth of any kind;\n(xiii) \"Office-bearer\" means a Panch, Sarpanch or Up-Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat, a Member, President or Vice-President of a Janpad Panchayat or a Member, or President or Vice-President of Zila Panchayat, as the case may be;\n[(xiii-a) \"One rotation\" means two consecutive general elections, but whenever delimitation is done on the basis of latest census or otherwise then the election conducted subsequent to the publication of such delimitation shall be treated as the first election.]\n(xiv) \"Other Backward Classes\" means category of persons belonging to backward classes as notified by the State Government;\n(xv) \"Owner\" when used with reference to any land or building includes the person receiving the rent of the land or building or of any part of the land or building, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for any person or society or as a receiver;\n(xvi) \"Panch\" means a panch of a Gram Panchayat;\n(xvii) \"Panchayat\" means a Gram Panchayat, a Janpad Panchayat or a Zila Panchayat, as the case may be;\n(xviii) \" Panchayat Area\" means the territorial area of a Panchayat establishment under this Act;\n(xix) \"Population\" means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published;\n(xx) \"President\" and \"Vice-President\" means the President and Vice-President respectively of a Janpad Panchayat or Zila Panchayat, as the case may be;\n(xxi) \"Prescribed Authority\" in any provision of this Act means such officer or authority as the State Government may, by notification, direct to discharge the functions of a prescribed authority under that provision;\n(xxii) \"Public Market\" or \"Public Mela\" means a market or mela, as the case may be, notified under the proviso to Section 58;\n(xxiii) \"Public Place\" means any place, building or structure not being private property, which is open to use of the public, whether such place, building or structure is vested in a Panchayat or not;\n(xxiv) \"Public Street\" means any street, footway, road, square, alley or passage, used by the public whether permanently or temporarily;\n(xxv) \"Sarpanch\" and \"Up-Sarpanch\" means the Sarpanch and Up-Sarpanch respectively of a Gram Panchayat, as the case may be;\n(xxv-a) \"Scheduled Areas\" means the Scheduled Areas referred to in clause (1) of Article 244 of the Constitution of India;\n(xxvi) \"Standing Committee\" means a Standing Committee of a Panchayat, a Janpad Panchayat or a Zila Panchayat constituted under the provisions of this Act, as the case may be;\n(xxvii) \"State Election Commission\" means State Election Commission constituted by the Government under Article 243-K (1) of the Constitution;\n(xxviii) \"Tax\" includes a tax, cess, rate or fee leviable under this Act;\n(xxix) \"Village\" means a village specified by the Governor by public notification to be a village for the purposes of this Act and includes a group of villages so specified;\n(xxx) \"Zila Panchayat\" means a Zila Panchayat established under sub-section (3) of Section 10.\nChapter II\nGram Sabha", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 1 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. Notification of village.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 2 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. List of voters of a village.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 3 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. Registration of voters of a village.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) no person shall be entitled to be registered in the list of voters for more than one village;\n(b) no person shall be entitled to be registered in the list of voters if he is registered in the electoral roll relating to any other local authority.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 4 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Meeting of Gram Sabha.", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) If at the time appointed for the meeting the quorum is not present, the person presiding shall adjourn the meeting to such future date and time as he may fix and a fresh notice shall be given in the manner prescribed and no quorum shall be necessary for such adjourned meeting :", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 5 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. Powers and functions and Annual meeting of Gram Sabha.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) to lay down the principles for identification of schemes and their priority for economic development of the village;\n(b) to approve all plans including Annual Plans, programmes and projects for social and economic development before such plans, programmes and projects are taken up for implementation by the Gram Panchayat;\n(c) to consider the Annual Budget of the Gram Panchayat, and make recommendations thereon;\n(d) to consider the report of audit and accounts of the Gram Panchayat;\n(e) to ascertain and certify the proper utilization by the Gram Panchayat of the funds for plans, programmes and projects referred to in clause (b);\n(f) to identify and select persons as beneficiaries under the property alleviation and other programmes;\n(g) to ensure proper utilization and disbursement of funds and assets to the beneficiaries;\n(h) to mobilize people for community welfare programmes;\n(i) to ensure active participation of people in implementation, maintenance and equitable distribution of benefits of development schemes in the village;\n(j) to promote general awareness amongst the people;\n(j-i) to exercise control over institutions and functionaries in social sectors transferred to or appointed by Gram Panchayat through that Panchayat;\n(j-ii) to manage natural resources including land, water, forests within the area of the village in accordance with provisions of the Constitution and other relevant laws for the time being in force;\n(j-iii) to advise the Gram Panchayat in the regulation and use of minor water bodies;\n(j-iv) to control local plans, resources and expenditure for such plans; and\n(k) to exercise and perform such other powers and functions as the State Government may confer on or entrust to under this Act or any other law for the time being in force in the State.\n(a) the annual statement of accounts;\n(b) the report of administration of the preceding financial year;\n(c) the development and other programme of the works proposed for the next financial year;\n(d) the last audit note and replies, if any, thereto; and\n(e) the Annual Budget and Annual Plan for the next financial year of the Gram Panchayat.\nChapter III\nEstablishment of Panchayats", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 6 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. Constitution of Panchayats.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) a Gram Panchayat for a village;\n(b) a Janpad Panchayat for a Block; and\n(c) a Zila Panchayat for a district.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 7 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. Duration of Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) before the expiry of its duration specified in sub-section (1);\n(b) before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution :", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 8 }, { "number": "10", "title": "10. Establishment of Gram Panchayat, janpad Panchayat and Zila Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 9 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. Incorporation of Panchayats.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "12", "title": "12. Division of Gram Panchayat into wards.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 11 }, { "number": "13", "title": "13. Constitution of Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the Scheduled Castes, and\n(b) the Scheduled Tribes, and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be the same proportion to the total number of scats to be filled by direct election in that Gram Panchayat as the population of the Scheduled Castes or of the Scheduled Tribes in that Gram Panchayat area bears to the total population of that area and such seats shall be allotted by the prescribed authority to different wards in that Gram Panchayat, in the prescribed manner.\n(ii) In a Gram Panchayat where fifty percent or less than fifty percent seats have been reserved both for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, twenty five percent seats of the total number of seats shall be reserved for Other Backward Classes and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different wards in that Gram Panchayat by the Collector in the prescribed manner:", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 12 }, { "number": "14", "title": "14. Qualification to vote and to be a candidate.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 13 }, { "number": "15", "title": "15. Prohibition of simultaneous membership.", "chapter": null, "content": "16.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 14 }, { "number": "17", "title": "17. Election of Sarpanch and Up-Sarpanch.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) is qualified to be elected as panch;\n(ii) is not a member of either House of Parliament or member of State Legislative Assembly; and\n(iii) is not Chairman or Vice-Chairman of Co-operative Society; shall be elected as a Sarpanch, subject to provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4), by persons whose names are included in the list of voters of the Gram Panchayat area in such manner as may be prescribed.\n(ii) Where the total population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Block is less than fifty percent, twenty five percent of seats of Sarpanchas of Gram Panchayats within the Block shall be reserved for Other Backward Classes.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 15 }, { "number": "18", "title": "18. Handing over charge by outgoing Sarpanch.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 16 }, { "number": "19", "title": "19. Notification of election.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 17 }, { "number": "20", "title": "20. First meeting and term of office.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) on his ceasing to be a voter of the Gram Panchayat area; or\n(ii) on his becoming a member of State Legislative Assembly or member of cither House of Parliament.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 18 }, { "number": "21", "title": "21. No-confidence motion against Sarpanch and Up-Sarpanch.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) one year from the date on which the Sarpanch or Up-Sarpanch enter their respective office;\n(ii) six months preceding the date on which the term of office of the Sarpanch or Up-Sarpanch, as the case may be, expires:\n(iii) one year from the date on which previous motion of no-confidence was rejected.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 19 }, { "number": "21A", "title": "21A. Recalling of office-bearers of Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) within a period of two and a half years from the date on which such Sarpanch elected at the General Election enters his office; or\n(ii) if half of the period of tenure of the Sarpanch elected in a bye-election has not expired.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 20 }, { "number": "22", "title": "22. Composition of Janpad Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) Members elected from the constituencies;\n(ii) [x x x]\n(iii) All members of the State Legislative Assembly returned from the constituencies which wholly or party fall within the block : Provided that a member of the State Legislative Assembly whose constituency wholly falls within an urban area shall not be a member of the said Janpad Panchayat :\n(iv) One-fifth of the Sarpanchas in the territorial area of the Janpad Panchayat by rotation for a period of one year as the prescribed authority may determine by drawing lots :", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 21 }, { "number": "23", "title": "23. Division of Block into constituencies.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the Scheduled Castes; and\n(b) the Scheduled Tribes, in every Janpad Panchayat and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Janpad Panchayat as the population of the Scheduled Castes in that Janpad Panchayat area or the Scheduled Tribes in that Janpad Panchayat area bears to the total population of that area and such seats may be allotted by the prescribed authority to different constituencies in that Janpad Panchayat in the prescribed manner :\n(ii) In the Janpad Panchayat where fifty per cent or less than fifty per cent seats have been reserved both for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes twenty five per cent seats of the total number of seats shall be reserved for Other Backward Classes and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different constituencies by the Collector in the prescribed manner :\n24.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 22 }, { "number": "25", "title": "25. Election of President and Vice-President of Janpad Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the Scheduled Castes; and\n(b) the Scheduled Tribes, and the number of offices of President reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the district shall bear as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of such offices in the district as the population of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, as the case may be, bears to the total population of the District:\n(ii) Where the total population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the district is less than fifty per cent, twenty five percent of seats of President of Janpad Panchayat within the district shall be reserved for Other Backward Classes.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 23 }, { "number": "26", "title": "26. Publication of names of members, President and Vice-President.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 24 }, { "number": "27", "title": "27. First meeting and term of office.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 25 }, { "number": "28", "title": "28. No-confidence motion against President or Vice-President.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) one year from the date on which the President or Vice-President enter their respective office;\n(ii) six months preceding the date on which the term of office of the President or Vice-President, as the case may be, expires;\n(iii) one year from the date on which previous motion of no-confidence was rejected.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 26 }, { "number": "29", "title": "29. Constitution of Zila Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) Member elected from the constituencies;\n(ii) [x x x]\n(iii) All members of Lok Sabha representing Parliamentary constituencies which wholly or partly from part of district;\n(iv) All Members of Rajya Sabha returned from the State of Chhattisgarh whose name appear in the list of voters of a Gram Panchayat area within the district;\n(v) All members of the State Legislative Assembly returned from the district:\n(vi) All Chair-persons of Janpad Panchayats in the district:", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 27 }, { "number": "30", "title": "30. Division of district into constituencies.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the Scheduled Castes; and\n(b) the Scheduled Tribes, in every Zila Panchayat and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in the Zila Panchayat as the population of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes in that Zila Panchayat area bears to the total population of that area and such seats may be allotted by the prescribed authority to different constituencies in that Zila Panchayat in the prescribed manner :\n(ii) In the Zila Panchayat where fifty per cent or less than fifty per cent seats have been reserved both for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, twenty five per cent seats of the total number of seals shall be reserved for Other Backward Classes and such scats shall be allotted by rotation to different constituencies by the Collector, in the prescribed manner :\n31.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 28 }, { "number": "32", "title": "32. Election of President and Vice-President of Zila Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the Scheduled Castes; and\n(b) the Scheduled Tribes, and the number of offices of President reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes including the number of offices of President reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the Scheduled Areas under Chapter XFV-A shall bear as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of such offices in the State as the population of Scheduled Castes or, as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes bears to the total population of the State :\n(ii) Twenty five per cent of seats of President of the Zila Panchayats in the State shall be reserved for Other Backward Classes.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 29 }, { "number": "33", "title": "33. Publication of names of members, President and Vice-President of Zila Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 30 }, { "number": "33A", "title": "33A. Correction of clerical error or omission.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 31 }, { "number": "34", "title": "34. First meeting and term of office.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) a voter of the Gram Panchayat area within the district;\n(b) [x x x]", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 32 }, { "number": "35", "title": "35. No-confidence motion against President and Vice-President of Zila Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) one year from the date on which the Zila President or Vice-President enter their respective office;\n(ii) six months preceding the date on which the term of office of the President or Vice-President as the case may be, expires;\n(iii) one year from the date on which previous motion of no-confidence was rejected.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 33 }, { "number": "36", "title": "36. Disqualification for being office-bearer of Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) has, either before or after the commencement of this Act, been convicted,-\n(i) of an offense under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (No. 22 of 1955) or under any law in connection with the use, consumption or sale of narcotics or any law corresponding thereto in force in any part of the State, unless a period of five years or such lesser period as the State Government may allow in any particular case has elapsed since his conviction; or\n(ii) of any other offense and had been sentenced to imprisonment for not less than six months, unless a period of five years or such less period as the State Government may allow in any particular case has elapsed since his release; or\n(b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court; or\n(c) is an applicant to be adjudged an insolvent or is an undischarged insolvent; or\n(d) hold an office of profit under any Panchayat or is in the sendee of any other local authority or Co-operative Society or the State Government or Central Government or any Public Sector Undertaking under the control of the Central Government or the State Government:\n(e) has been dismissed from the service of the State Government or Central Government, or a Panchayat, or any other local authority, or a Co-operative Society, or any Public Sector Undertaking under the control of the Central Government or the State Government for corruption or for disloyalty; or\n(f) has directly or indirectly any share or interest in any contract with, by or on behalf of the Panchayat, while owning such share or interest:\n(i) having share in any joint stock company or a share or interest in any Association registered under the Chhattisgarh Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 44 of 1973) or in any Co-operative Society which shall contract with or be employed by or on behalf of the Panchayat; or\n(ii) having share or interest in any newspaper in which any advertisement relating to the affairs of the Panchayat is inserted; or\n(iii) holding a debenture or being otherwise concerned in any loan raised by or on behalf of the Panchayat;\n(g) is employed as paid legal practitioner on behalf of the Panchayat; or\n[(h) x x x]\n(i) has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a Foreign State, or is under any acknowledgment of allegiance or adherence to a Foreign State; or\n(j) has been disqualified under the Act repealed by Section 130 during the period of five years preceding the date of filing a nomination paper in any election to be held for the first time under this Act and the period of such disqualification has not ; elapsed or the disqualification has not been removed; or\n(k) is disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force for the purpose of election to the State Legislative Assembly :\n(l) is so disqualified by or under any law made by the legislature of the State;\n[(m) x x x]\n[(n) has not passed, -\n(i) 5th Standard Examination for the post of Panch; and\n(ii) 8th Standard or equivalent Examination for office bearer above punch,\n(o) whose residential premises does not have flush latrine;]\n(p) has not paid all the dues, which arc recoverable by Panchayat against any type of outstanding dues on account of advance or any other account even after giving demand notice which is not less than 30 days, and has not filed with nomination paper, the declaration of such intention that no money is due to be paid by him on any account payable to the Panchayat.\n(q) has encroached upon any land and buildings of Panchayat or Government.]\n(a) subsequently becomes subject to any of the disqualification mentioned in sub-section (1) and such disqualification is not removable or being removable is not removed or becomes office-bearer concealing his disqualification for it which has not been questioned and decided by any election petition under Section 122;\n(b) accepts employment as legal practitioner against the Panchayat;\n(c) absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Panchayat or its Committee or does not attend half the number of meetings held during the period of six months without the leave of the Panchayat;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 34 }, { "number": "37", "title": "37. Resignation of office-bearer of Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 35 }, { "number": "38", "title": "38. Filling up of vacancies.", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) in the event of occurrence of a casual vacancy in the office of the Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat, the Secretary of the Gram Panchayat, as the case may be, shall cause to be called a special meeting of the Panchayat immediately, but not later than fifteen days from the date of receipt of information from the prescribed authority regarding the vacancy and the members shall elect from amongst themselves a person to hold the office temporarily till a new Sarpanch, as the case may be, is elected in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder and such officiating Sarpanch, as the case may be, shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers of Sarpanch, during the pendency of election :\n(c) If the out-going office-bearer fails to hand over any record, article, money or property of the Panchayat forthwith to his successor the prescribed authority may by order in writing direct him to do so and on his failure to comply with such direction the prescribed authority may proceed against him in accordance with Section 92 and take necessary steps to prosecute him under Section 98.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 36 }, { "number": "39", "title": "39. Suspension of office-bearer of Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) against whom charges have been framed in any criminal proceedings under Chapter V A, Vi, IX, IX-A, X, XII, Sections 302, 303, 304-B, 305, 306, 312 to 318, 366-A, 366-B, 373 to 377 of Chapter XVI, Sections 395 to 398, 408, 409, 458 to 460 of Chapter XVII and Chapter XVIII of the Indian Penal Code, I860 (XLV of 1860) or under any Law for the time being in force for the prevention of adulteration of food stuff and drugs, suppression of immoral traffic in women and children, Protection of Civil Rights and Prevention of Corruption; or\n[(b) on whom, show cause notice along with charge-sheet under this Act, has been served for removal from office.]", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 37 }, { "number": "40", "title": "40. Removal of office-bearers of Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) if he has been guilty of misconduct in the discharge of his duties; or\n(b) if his continuance in office is undesirable in the interest of the public :\n(a) any action adversely affecting,-\n(i) the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India; or\n(ii) the harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of State transcending religious, linguistic, regional, caste or sectional diversities; or\n(iii) the dignity of women; or\n(b) gross negligence in the discharge of the duties under this Act;\n(c) the use of position or influence directly or indirectly to secure employment for any relative in the Panchayat or any action for extending any pecuniary benefits to any relative, such as giving out any type of lease, getting any work done through them in the Panchayat by an office-bearer of Panchayat.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 38 }, { "number": "41", "title": "41. Bar to hold more than one office.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) a member of Zila Panchayat;\n(b) a member of Janpad Panchayat;\n(c) a Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat;\n(d) a Panch of Gram Panchayat:\nChapter IV\nConduct of Election", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 39 }, { "number": "42", "title": "42. Powers of the State Election Commission.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 40 }, { "number": "42A", "title": "42A. Power to appoint officers and staff and to assign duties and functions to them.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 41 }, { "number": "43", "title": "43. Power to make rules.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter V\nConduct of Business and the Procedure at the Meeting of the Panchayats", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 42 }, { "number": "44", "title": "44. Procedure of meeting.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 43 }, { "number": "45", "title": "45. Reconsideration of subjects finally disposed of by Panchayats.", "chapter": null, "content": "Subordinate Agencies", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 44 }, { "number": "46", "title": "46. Standing Committees of Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 45 }, { "number": "47", "title": "47. Standing Committees of Janpad Panchayat and Zila Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) General Administration Committee. - For all matters connected with establishment and service of Janpad or Zila Panchayat Administration, Integrated Rural Development Programme Planning, Budget, Accounts, Taxation and other financial matters and subjects not covered by the functions allotted to any other committee;\n(b) Agriculture Committee. - For Agriculture, animal husbandry, power, reclamation including soil conservation and contour bunding and fisheries compost manuring, seed distribution and other matters connected with development of agriculture and live-stock.\n(c) Education Committee. - For education including adult education, social welfare of the disabled and the destitutes, women and child welfare, removal of untouchability, relief of distress caused by Hoods, drought, earthquakes, hail storm, scarcity, locust worms and other such emergencies, temperance or prohibition, health and sanitation, tribal and harijan welfare;\n(d) Communication and Works Committee. - For communication, minor irrigation, rural housing, rural water supply, drainage and other public works;\n(e) Co-operation and Industries Committee. - For co-operation, thrift and small savings, cottage and village industries, markets ad statistics.\n(b) Every Member of Parliament who is a member of a Zila Panchayat shall be ex-officio member of any two committees of his choice in that Panchayat; and\n(c) Every Committee of Zila Panchayat shall co-opt not more than two members of the Legislative Assembly who are members of that Panchayat, subject to the condition that a member of the Legislative Assembly shall not be member of more than two Committees.\n(i) The President of the Janpad Panchayat or Zila Panchayat, as the case may be, shall be ex-officio Chairperson of the General Administration Committee;\n(ii) the Vice-President of the Janpad Panchayat or Zila Panchayat, as the case may be, shall be ex-officio Chairperson of the Education Committee; and\n(iii) the President and Vice-President of the Zila Panchayat and Janpad Panchayat, as the case may be, shall not be member of any Committee other than the Committee of which he is the Chairperson by virtue of clauses (i) and (ii) of this proviso.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 46 }, { "number": "47A", "title": "47A. Resignation.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 47 }, { "number": "47B", "title": "47B. Dispute regarding validity of election of Member or Chairman.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 48 }, { "number": "48", "title": "48. Powers and duties of Sarpanch, Up-Sarpanch, President and Vice-President.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter VI\nFunctions of Panchayats", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 49 }, { "number": "49", "title": "49. Functions of Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(1) sanitation, conservancy and prevention and abatement of nuisance;\n(2) construction, repair and maintenance of public wells, ponds and tanks and supply of water for domestic use;\n(3) construction and maintenance of sources of water for bathing and washing and supply of water for domestic animal;\n(4) construction and maintenance of village roads, culverts, bridges, bunds and other works and building of public utility;\n(5) construction, maintenance and clearing of public streets, latrines, drains, tanks, wells and other public places;\n(6) filling in of disused wells, unsanitary ponds, pools, ditches and pits and conversion of step wells into sanitary wells;\n(7) lighting of village streets and other public places;\n(8) removing of obstructions and projections in public streets or places and in sites not being property or which are open to use of public, whether such sites arc vested in the Panchayat or belong to the State Government;\n(9) regulating and control over entertainment shows, shops, eating houses and vendors of drinks, sweets meats, fruits, milk and of other similar articles;\n10) regulating the construction of house, latrines, urinals, drains and water closets;\n11) management of public land and management, extension and development of village site;\n(12) (a) regulating places for disposal of dead bodies, carcasses and other offensive matters;\n(b) disposal of unclaimed corpses and carcasses;\n(13) earmarking place for dumping refuse;\n(14) regulation of sale and preservation of meat;\n(15) maintenance of Gram Panchayat property;\n(16) establishment and management of cattle ponds and maintenance of records relating to cattle;\n(17) maintenance of ancient and historical monuments other than those declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance, grazing lands and other lands vesting in or under the control of the Panchayats;\n(18) establishment, management and regulation of markets and melas other than public markets and public melas;\n(19) maintenance of records of births, deaths and marriages;\n(20) rendering assistance in the census operation and in the surveys conducted by the State Government or Central Government or any other local authority lawfully constituted;\n(21) rendering assistance in prevention of contagious diseases;\n(22) rendering assistance in inoculation and smallpox vaccination and enforcement of other preventive measures for safety of human being and cattle prescribed by Government Department concerned;\n(23) rendering assistance to the disabled and destitutes;\n(24) promotion of youth welfare, family welfare and sports;\n(25) establishment of Raksha Samiti for\n(a) safety of life and property;\n(b) prevention of fire and extinguishing fire and safety of property during outbreak of such fires;\n[(c) the free food grains shall be provided to the needy persons out of the grant made available for basic services;]\n(26) plantation and preservation of Panchayat forests;\n(27) removal of social evils like dowry;\n(28) granting loan for the purposes of-\n(i) providing medical assistance to indigent persons in serious and emergency cases;\n(ii) disposal of dead body of an indigent person or any member of his family; or\n(iii) any other purpose for the benefit of an indigent person as may be notified by the State Government from time lo time subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed;\n(29) (a) carrying out the directions or orders given or issued by the State Government, the Collector or any other officer authorised by the State Government in this behalf with respect to the measures for amelioration of the conditions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes and in particular in regard to the removal of untouchability;\n(b) perform such functions as may be entrusted to it by the State Government, Zila Panchayat or Janpad Panchayat by general or special orders;\n(c) with prior approval of Janpad Panchayat may also perform other functions as it may desire to perform :\n[(30) the establishment, maintenance and supervision of fair price shops under public distribution system.]", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 50 }, { "number": "49A", "title": "49A. Other functions of the Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) prepare annual plans for economic development and social justice of Panchayat area and submission thereof to the Janpad Panchayat within the prescribed time for integration with the Janpad Panchayat plan;\n(ii) plan and manage basic civic amenities;\n(iii) select beneficiaries under various programme with the approval of Gram Sabha;\n(iv) implement, execute and supervise development schemes and construction work within the Gram Panchayat;\n(v) ensure the execution of schemes, works, projects entrusted to it by any law and those assigned to it by the Central or State Government or Zila Panchayat or Janpad Panchayat;\n(vi) control and monitor beneficiary oriented schemes and programmes;\n(vii) promote general awareness amongst the people at large;\n(viii) organise voluntary labour and contribution for community work and promote the concept of community ownership.\n(ix) consider the application for establishment of colonies falling within the Gram Panchayat area as defined in Section 61-A;\n(x) to carry out the recommendation made and decisions taken by the Gram Sabha;\n(xi) to plan, own and manage minor water bodies upto a specified water area situated within its territorial jurisdiction;\n(xii) to lease out any minor water body upto a specified area for the purpose of fishing and other commercial purposes;\n(xiii) to regulate the use of water of rivers, streams, minor water bodies for irrigation purposes;\n(xiv) to exercise control over institutions and functionaries in all social sectors transferred to or appointed by the Gram Panchayat; and\n(xv) to exercise control over local plans resources and expenditure for such plans.]", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 51 }, { "number": "50", "title": "50. Functions of Janpad Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) Integrated Rural Development, Agriculture. Social Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Health and Sanitation, Adult Education, Communication and Public Works, Co-operation, Cottage Industries, Welfare of Women, Youth and Children, welfare of disabled and the destitutes and welfare of backward classes, family planing and sports and rural employment programmes;\n(b) provision of emergency relief in cases of distress caused by fires, floods, drought, earthquake, scarcity, locust swarms, epidemics and other natural calamities;\n(c) arrangement in connection with local pilgrimage and festivals;\n(d) management of public ferries;\n(e) management of public markets, public melas and exhibitions; and\n(f) any other function with the approval of the State Government or Zila Panchayat.\n(i) prepare the annual plan in respect of the schemes of economic development and social justice entrusted to it by the Act and those assigned to it by the State Government or the Zila Panchayat and submission thereof to Zila Panchayat within the prescribed time for integration with the District Panchayat Plan;\n(ii) consider and consolidate the annual plan in respect of the scheme of economic development and social justice of all Gram Panchayats and the Janpad Panchayats and submission of the consolidated plan to Zila Panchayat;\n(iii) prepare plan of works and development schemes to be undertaken from Janpad Panchayat Fund;\n(iv) undertake regional planning and infrastructural development within the Janpad Panchayat;\n(v) sanction, supervise, monitor and manage the works of development schemes from Janpad Panchayat Funds and for this purpose incur expenditure therefrom;\n(vi) ensure the execution of schemes, works, projects entrusted to it by any law and those assigned to it by the Central or State Government or Zila Panchayat;\n(vii) implement, execute, supervise, monitor and manage works, schemes programmes and projects through Gram Panchayats or through executing agencies, transferred by the State Government to Panchayats;\n(viii) recommend for the consideration of Zila Panchayat any works or development schemes which could be taken up by the Zila Panchayat in the block, and indicate the extent to which local resources are likely to be available in such works or schemes;\n(ix) co-ordinate and guide the Gram Panchayats within the block;\n(x) secure the execution of plans, projects, schemes or other works common to two or more Gram Panchayats in the block;\n(xi) reallocate to Gram Panchayat funds made available by Central or State Government or the Zila Panchayat pertaining Ur the transferred schemes, works and projects as per the norms fixed by the Central or State Government or the Zila Panchayat, as the case may be;\n(xii) take all necessary measures lo mobilize resources by exercising the powers entrusted to it by any law or the Central or the State Government;\n(xiii) exercise and perform such other powers and functions as the State Government may entrust to it.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 52 }, { "number": "51", "title": "51. Entrustment of certain functions of State Government to Janpad Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 53 }, { "number": "52", "title": "52. Functions of Zila Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) prepare annual plans for economic development and social justice of the district and to ensure the co-ordinated implementation of such plan in respect of the matters transferred to Panchayats;\n(ii) prepare annual plans in respect of the schemes entrusted to it by the law and those assigned to it by the Central or State Government;\n(iii) co-ordinate, evaluate, and monitor activities and guide the Janpad Panchayat and Gram Panchayat;\n(iv) ensure overall supervision, co-ordination and consolidations of the plans prepared by the Janpad Panchayat;\n(v) ensure the execution of schemes, works, projects entrusted to it by any law and those assigned to it by the Central or State Government;\n(vi) ensure the execution of transferred or delegated functions, works, schemes and projects of the Central or State Government;\n(vii) reallocate to Janpad Panchayat and Gram Panchayats the funds made available by Central or State Government pertaining to the transferred functions, works, schemes and projects, as per the norms fixed by the Central or State Government;\n(viii) co-ordinate the proposals for grants for any special purpose received from the Janpad Panchayat and forward them to the State Government;\n(ix) secure the execution of plans, projects, schemes or other works common to two or more Janpad Panchayats;\n(x) execute works, schemes and projects through Gram Panchayat or through the executing agencies transferred by the State Government to Panchayats, irrespective of their source of fund;\n(xi) advise the State Government in development activities protection of the environment, social forestry, family welfare, welfare of the disabled, destitute, women, youth, children and weaker sections of the society;\n(xii) administer and control the employees appointed and posted in Panchayats including staff transferred by the State Government to the Panchayats;\n(xiii) take all necessary measures to mobilise the resources by exercising the powers entrusted to it by any law or the Central or State Government;\n(xiv) exercise and perform such other powers and functions as the State Government may confer or entrust upon it.\n(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or any rules or bye-laws made thereunder, the pay, allowances and other benefits of all permanent employees of District Rural Development Agency, on the date of commencement of this sub-section shall be the existing pay, allowances and other benefits.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 54 }, { "number": "53", "title": "53. Powers of State Government in relation to functions of Panchayats.", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) The State Government may, by notification, endow Panchayats at the appropriate level with powers and responsibilities for the selection, recruitment, appointment and management of any cadre or cadres of employees required for the efficient implementation of schemes, subject to the staffing pattern approved by the State Government and such other conditions as it may deem fit.\nPowers of Panchayats", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 55 }, { "number": "54", "title": "54. Powers of Gram Panchayat as to public health facilities and safety.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) to regulate the offensive or dangerous trade;\n(ii) to remove the structures and trees;\n(iii) to maintain the sanitation, conservancy, drainage, water works, sources of water supply;\n(iv) to regulate the use of water;\n(v) to regulate slaughter of animals;\n(vi) to regulate establishment of workshops, factories and other industrial units;\n(vii) to ensure environmental control; and\n(viii) to carry out such functions as are necessary by or under the provisions of this Act.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 56 }, { "number": "55", "title": "55. Control of erection of building.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 57 }, { "number": "56", "title": "56. Hindrances, obstructions and encroachment upon public streets and open sites.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) by building or setting up any wall, fence, rail, post, stall, verandah, platform, plinth, step or any other structure; or\n(b) without written permission of the Gram Panchayat or contrary to the conditions mentioned in such permission by putting up any verandah, balcony, room or other structure so as to project over any public street or upon any drain in such street; or\n(c) by unauthorisedly removing earth, sand or other material from any site; or\n(d) by unauthorisedly cultivating any grazing or other land,", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 58 }, { "number": "57", "title": "57. Powers to name streets and number of building.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 59 }, { "number": "58", "title": "58. Regulation of markets or melas.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 60 }, { "number": "59", "title": "59. Powers of Janpad Panchayat to turn, divert, discontinue or close roads.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 61 }, { "number": "60", "title": "60. Encroachment upon road and land vested in Janpad Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 62 }, { "number": "61", "title": "61. Power to compromise.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter VI-A\nColonization", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 63 }, { "number": "61A", "title": "61A. Definitions.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) sixteen kilometers from the limits of a Municipal Corporation constituted under the Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (No. 23 of 1956);\n(ii) eight kilometers from the limits of a Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat constituted under the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961);\n(iii) three kilometers from the limits of an urban area other than those specified in (i) and (ii) above;\n(iv) one kilometers from the side of a National Highway specified in or declared under the National Highway Act, 1956 (XLV1I of 1956) or public road notified under Section 2 of the Chhattisgarh Highways Act, 1936 [(XXXIV of 1936) :]", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 64 }, { "number": "61B", "title": "61B. Registration of Colonizer.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 65 }, { "number": "61C", "title": "61C. Development of Colonies.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 66 }, { "number": "61D", "title": "61D. Punishment for illegal Colonization.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 67 }, { "number": "61E", "title": "61E. Punishment for abetment of offense of illegal construction.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) being an officer having power to sanction layout or map for the construction of a building grants sanction or approves such layout or map; or\n(ii) being an officer under a primary duty to do so knowingly omits to report illegal diversion of land or illegal construction of a building in such an area to the proper authority; or\n(iii) being an officer or an employee responsible to take action against the illegal diversion of land or illegal colonization or illegal construction of a building in such an area fails to take action; or\n(iv) being an officer or the authority competent to sanction electrical or water supply connection grants such sanction with respect to the building in such an area; or\n(v) illegally influences the officers aforesaid in granting such sanction or in omitting to make a report of such illegal diversion of land or construction of building in areas;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 68 }, { "number": "61F", "title": "61F. Transfer of plots in area of illegal diversion or illegal colonization to be void.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 69 }, { "number": "61G", "title": "61G. Forfeiture of the land involved in illegal colonization.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter VII\nFund and Property of Panchayat", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 70 }, { "number": "62", "title": "62. State Government may vest certain property in Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 71 }, { "number": "63", "title": "63. Assignment of funds to the Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 72 }, { "number": "64", "title": "64. Grant-in-aid to Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 73 }, { "number": "65", "title": "65. Transfer of immovable property.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 74 }, { "number": "66", "title": "66. Panchayat Fund.", "chapter": null, "content": "[(i) the joint signature of the Sarpanch and Secretary or any other officer/employee, who has been authorized by the Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, in case of a Gram Panchayat;]\n(ii) the signature of the Chief Executive Officer or any other officer authorized by Chief Executive Officer, in the case of a Janpad Panchayat or Zila Panchayat, as the case may be :", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 75 }, { "number": "67", "title": "67. Mode of executing contract.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 76 }, { "number": "68", "title": "68. Powers to make grant-in-aid.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter VIII\nEstablishment, Budget and Accounts of Panchayats", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 77 }, { "number": "69", "title": "69. Appointment of Secretary and Chief Executive Officer.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 78 }, { "number": "70", "title": "70. Other officers and servants of Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 79 }, { "number": "71", "title": "71. Deputation of Government servant.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 80 }, { "number": "72", "title": "72. Functions of Chief Executive Officer and Secretary.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 81 }, { "number": "73", "title": "73. Budget and Annual Accounts.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter IX\nTaxation and Recovery of Claims", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 82 }, { "number": "74", "title": "74. Power to levy Cess on land.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 83 }, { "number": "75", "title": "75. Duty on transfer of property within block.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 84 }, { "number": "76", "title": "76. District Panchayat Raj Fund.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 85 }, { "number": "76A", "title": "76A. Distribution of amount amongst Panchayats.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 86 }, { "number": "77", "title": "77. Other taxes.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 87 }, { "number": "78", "title": "78. Power of State Government to regulate taxes.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 88 }, { "number": "79", "title": "79. Appeal against taxation.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 89 }, { "number": "80", "title": "80. Lease of market fee etc.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 90 }, { "number": "81", "title": "81. Recovery of arrears.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 91 }, { "number": "82", "title": "82. Penalty for evasion.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 92 }, { "number": "83", "title": "83. Power of State Government in regard to relief in taxes.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter X\nControl", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 93 }, { "number": "84", "title": "84. Inspection of works of Panchayats.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 94 }, { "number": "85", "title": "85. Power to suspend execution of orders etc.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) such resolution, order, License, permission or act has not been legally passed, issued, granted or authorised;\n(b) such resolution, order, License, permission or act is in excess of the powers conferred by this Act or is contrary to any law; or\n(c) the execution of such resolution or order, or the continuance in force of such license or permission or the doing of such act is likely,-\n(i) to cause loss, waste or misapplication of any money or damage to any property vested in the Panchayat;\n(ii) to be prejudicial to the public health, safety or convenience;\n(iii) to cause injury or annoyance to the public or any class or body of persons; or\n(iv) to lead to a breach of peace.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 95 }, { "number": "86", "title": "86. Power of State Government to issue order directing Panchayat for execution of works in certain cases.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 96 }, { "number": "87", "title": "87. Power of State Government to dissolve Panchayat for default, abuse of powers etc.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) all the office-bearers, shall vacate their offices with effect from the date of such order;\n(b) all powers and duties of the Panchayat shall, until the Panchayat is reconstituted, be exercised and performed by such person or committee of persons as the State Government or the prescribed authority may appoint in this behalf and where a committee of persons is so appointed, the State Government or the prescribed authority shall also appoint a head of such committee;\n(c) where a committee is appointed under clause (b) any member of such committee duly authorized by it may issue or institute or defend any action at law on behalf of by or against the Panchayat.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 97 }, { "number": "88", "title": "88. Inquiry into affairs of Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 98 }, { "number": "89", "title": "89. Liability of Panch etc. for loss, misappropriation.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 99 }, { "number": "90", "title": "90. Disputes between Panchayats and other local authorities.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 100 }, { "number": "91", "title": "91. Appeal and revision.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 101 }, { "number": "92", "title": "92. Power to recover records, articles and money.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) for recovering any such money direct that such money be recovered as an arrear of land revenue; and\n(b) for recovering any such record or articles issue a search warrant and exercise all such powers with respect thereto as may lawfully be exercised by a Magistrate under the provisions of Chapter VII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (No. 2 of 1974).", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 102 }, { "number": "93", "title": "93. Delegation of powers.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 103 }, { "number": "94", "title": "94. General power of control.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter XI\nRules and Bye-Laws", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 104 }, { "number": "95", "title": "95. Power to make rules.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 105 }, { "number": "96", "title": "96. Bye-laws.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 106 }, { "number": "97", "title": "97. Model Bye-laws.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter XII\nPenalty", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 107 }, { "number": "98", "title": "98. Penalty for acting as Panch, Member, Sarpanch, Up-Sarpanch, President, Vice-President, when disqualified.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 108 }, { "number": "99", "title": "99. Penalties for interested Members voting.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 109 }, { "number": "100", "title": "100. Penalty for acquisition by a member, office-bearer or servant of interest in contract.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 110 }, { "number": "101", "title": "101. Wrongful restraint of officers etc.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 111 }, { "number": "102", "title": "102. Prohibition against obstruction of member etc. of Panchayats.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 112 }, { "number": "103", "title": "103. Prohibition against removal of obliteration notice.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 113 }, { "number": "104", "title": "104. Penalty for not giving information or giving false information.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 114 }, { "number": "105", "title": "105. Prohibition of bidding.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 115 }, { "number": "106", "title": "106. Procedure to make good the damage to any Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter XIII\nMiscellaneous", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 116 }, { "number": "107", "title": "107. Indemnity for acts done in good faith.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 117 }, { "number": "108", "title": "108. Bar of suit in absence of notice.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 118 }, { "number": "109", "title": "109. Certain suits against members, officers etc. to be defended at cost of Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 119 }, { "number": "110", "title": "110. Bar of other proceeding in respect of tax etc.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 120 }, { "number": "111", "title": "111. Members and servants of Panchayat to be public servant.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 121 }, { "number": "112", "title": "112. Vacancy or defect in constitution or procedure etc. not to invalidate act of Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) any vacancy in or defect in the constitution thereof; or\n(b) any defect in the election, co-option or appointment of a person acting to be an office-bearer, thereof; or\n(c) any irregularity in its procedure not effecting the merits of the case.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 122 }, { "number": "113", "title": "113. Acquisition of land.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 123 }, { "number": "114", "title": "114. Central Government or State Government not to obtain licence or permission.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 124 }, { "number": "115", "title": "115. Power of Panchayat to borrow money.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 125 }, { "number": "116", "title": "116. Writing off of irrecoverable sums and unuseful material.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 126 }, { "number": "117", "title": "117. Prohibition of remuneration to members etc.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 127 }, { "number": "118", "title": "118. Records of Panchayat open to inspection.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 128 }, { "number": "119", "title": "119. Method of serving documents, etc.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 129 }, { "number": "120", "title": "120. Entry for purposes of Act etc.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 130 }, { "number": "121", "title": "121. Bar to interference by Courts in electoral matters.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 131 }, { "number": "122", "title": "122. Election petition.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) in case of Panchayat to the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue);\n(ii) in case of Janpad Panchayat to the Collector; and\n(iii) in case of Zila Panchayat to [Director, Panchayat] and not otherwise.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 132 }, { "number": "123", "title": "123. Power to expel persons who refuse to pay fee.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 133 }, { "number": "124", "title": "124. Panchayat in default of owner or occupier may execute work and recover expenses.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 134 }, { "number": "125", "title": "125. Change of headquarters of Gram Panchayat division, amalgamation and alteration of Panchayat area.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 135 }, { "number": "126", "title": "126. Disestablishment of village.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 136 }, { "number": "127", "title": "127. Alteration in limits of Block and Zila Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 137 }, { "number": "128", "title": "128. Management of Government lands.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter XIV\nAudit", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 138 }, { "number": "129", "title": "129. Audit of Panchayats.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter XIV-A\nSpecial Provisions for Panchayats in the Scheduled Areas", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 139 }, { "number": "129A", "title": "129A. Definitions.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) \"Gram Sabha\" means a body consisting of persons whose names are included in the electoral rolls relating to the area of a Panchayat at the village level, or part thereof, for which it is constituted.\n(b) \"Village\" means a village in the Scheduled Areas which shall ordinarily consist of a habitation or a group of habitations or a hamlet or a group of hamlets comprising a community and managing its affairs in accordance with traditions and customs.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 140 }, { "number": "129B", "title": "129B. Constitution of Village and Gram Sabha.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 141 }, { "number": "129C", "title": "129C. Powers and functions of Gram Sabha.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) to safeguard and preserve the traditions and customs of the people, their cultural identity and community resources and the customary mode of dispute resolution;\n(ii) [x x x]\n(iii) lo manage natural resources including land, water and forests within the area of the village in accordance with its tradition and in harmony with the provisions of the Constitution and with due regard to the spirit of other relevant laws for the time being in force;\n(iv) [x x x]\n(v) to manage village markets and melas including cattle fair, by whatever name called, through the Gram Panchayat;\n(vi) to control local plans, resources and expenditure for such plans including tribal sub-plans, and;\n(viii) to exercise and perform such other powers and functions as the State Government may confer on or entrust under any law for the time being in force.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 142 }, { "number": "129D", "title": "129D. Functions of Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) [x x x]\n(ii) to manage village markets and melas including cattle fairs by whatever name called;\n(iii) [x x x]\n(iv) [x x x]\n(v) [x x x]\n(vi) [x x x]\n(vii) to exercise control local plans, resources and expenditure for such plans including tribal sub-plans; and\n(viii) to exercise and perform such other powers and functions as the State Government may confer on or entrust under any law for the time being in force.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 143 }, { "number": "129E", "title": "129E. Reservation of seats.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 144 }, { "number": "129F", "title": "129F. Powers of Janpad and Zila Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) to plan, own and manage minor water bodies up to a specified water area;\n(ii) to exercise, control over institutions and functionaries in all social sectors transferred to them;\n(iii) lo exercise control local plans resources and expenditure for such plans including tribal sub-plans; and\n(iv) to exercise and perform such other powers and functions as the State Government may confer or entrust under any law for the time being in force].\nChapter XV Repeal 130. Repeal and savings. - (1) On and from the date of commencement of this Act the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1990 (No. 13 of 1990), shall stand repealed (hereinafter referred to as the repealed Act) :\nRepeal", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 145 }, { "number": "130", "title": "130. Repeal and savings.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the previous operation of the repealed Act or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or\n(b) any right, privilege obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the repealed Act; or\n(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offense committed against the repealed Act; or\n(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act has not been enforced :", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 146 }, { "number": "131", "title": "131. Savings as to existing permanent employees.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 147 }, { "number": "132", "title": "132. Power to remove difficulties.", "chapter": null, "content": "Schedule I\n[ See sub-section (1) of Section 77]\nA. Obligatory Taxes to be Imposed by Gram Panchayats\nA. Obligatory Taxes to be Imposed by Gram Panchayats", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 148 }, { "number": "1", "title": "1. A property tax on the lands or buildings or both, the capital value of which including the value of the land is more than six thousand rupees other than-", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the buildings and lands owned or vested in the Union or State Government, Gram Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat or Zila Panchayat;\n(b) the buildings and lands or portion thereof used exclisively for religious or educational purpose including boarding houses.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 149 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. A tax on private latrines payable by the occupier or owner of the buildings to which such latrines are attached when cleaned by Gram Panchayat agency.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 150 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. A light tax, if light arrangements have been made by the Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 151 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. A tax on person, exercising any profession or carrying on any trade or calling within the limits of Gram Panchayat area.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 152 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. Market fees on persons exposing goods for sale in any market or at any place or any building or structure therein belonging to or under the control of the Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 153 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. A fees on the registration of cattle sold in any market or in any place belonging to or under the control of the Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "7. [x x x]\nB. Tax to be Imposed by Janpad Panchayat\nB. Tax to be Imposed by Janpad Panchayat\nSchedule II\n[ See sub-section (2) of Section 77]\nA. Other Optional Taxes Fees etc. to be Imposed by Cram Panchayats\nA. Other Optional Taxes Fees etc. to be Imposed by Cram Panchayats", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 154 }, { "number": "1", "title": "1. A tax on building not covered under item (1) of Schedule I.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 155 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. A tax on animals used for riding, driving, drought or burden or on dogs or pigs payable by the owners thereof.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 156 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. A tax on the bullock-carts, bicycles, rickshaws used for hire within the limits of Gram Panchayat area.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 157 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. Fees for the use of sarais, dharamshalas, rest houses, slaughter houses and encamping grounds.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 158 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. A water rate where arrangements arc made by the Gram Panchayat for regular supply of water.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 159 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Fees for drainage where system of drainage has been introduced by the Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 160 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. A tax on persons carrying on the profession of purchaser, agent, commission agent, weighman, or a measure within the meaning of Chhattisgarh Krishi Upaj Mandi Adhiniyam, 1972 (No. 24 of 1973), in the area of Gram Panchayat excluding the area of a Mandi.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 161 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. A fees payable by the owners of the vehicles other than motor-vehicle, where such vehicles other than the motor vehicles enter the Gram Panchayat area.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 162 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. A temporary tax for special works of public utility.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 163 }, { "number": "10", "title": "10. A lax for the construction or maintenance of public latrines and a general scavenging tax for removal and disposal of refuse.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 164 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. Fees for bullock-cart stand and tonga stand.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 165 }, { "number": "12", "title": "12. Fees for temporary structure or any projection over any public place or temporary occupation thereof.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 166 }, { "number": "13", "title": "13. Fees for grazing cattle over the grazing grounds vested in the Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 167 }, { "number": "14", "title": "14. Any other tax, which the State Legislature has power to impose under the Constitution of India.", "chapter": null, "content": "B. Other Optional Taxes to be Imposed by Janpad Panchayat\nB. Other Optional Taxes to be Imposed by Janpad Panchayat\nSchedule III\n[ See Section 80]\nLease of Collection of Fees by Gram Panchayats\nLease of Collection of Fees by Gram Panchayats", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 168 }, { "number": "1", "title": "1. A fees on persons exposing goods for sale in any market or any place belonging to or under the control of Gram Panchayat or for the use of any building or structure therein.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 169 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. A fees on the registration of cattle sold in any market or place belonging to it under the control of the Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 170 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. A lee for the use of sarais, dharamshalas, rest houses, slaughter houses and encamping grounds.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 171 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. A lee for bullock-cart stand or tonga stand.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 172 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. A fee for grazing cattle over the grazing grounds vested in Gram Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 173 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Any other fees imposed by Janpad Panchayat.", "chapter": null, "content": "Schedule IV\n[ See sub-section (1) of Section 53]", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 174 }, { "number": "1", "title": "1. Agriculture, including agricultural extension.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 175 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. Land improvement and soil conservation.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 176 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. Minor irrigation, water management and watershed development.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 177 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. Animal husbandry, dairying and poultry.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 178 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. Fisheries.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 179 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Social Forestry and farm forestry.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 180 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. Minor forest produce.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 181 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. Small scale industries, including food processing industries.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 182 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. Khadi Village and Cottage Industries.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 183 }, { "number": "10", "title": "10. Rural Housing.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 184 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. Drinking water.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 185 }, { "number": "12", "title": "12. Fuel and fodder.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 186 }, { "number": "13", "title": "13. Roads, culverts, bridges, ferries, waterways and other means of communication.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 187 }, { "number": "14", "title": "14. Rural electrification, including distribution of electricity.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 188 }, { "number": "15", "title": "15. Non-conventional energy sources.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 189 }, { "number": "16", "title": "16. Poverty alleviation programme.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 190 }, { "number": "17", "title": "17. Education including primary and secondary schools.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 191 }, { "number": "18", "title": "18. Technical training and vocational education.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 192 }, { "number": "19", "title": "19. Adult and non-formal education.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 193 }, { "number": "20", "title": "20. Libraries.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 194 }, { "number": "21", "title": "21. Cultural activities.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 195 }, { "number": "22", "title": "22. 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