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CHAPTER III The Gram Sabha Its Meetings and Functions

Section 11: 1Meeting and functions of Gram Sabha

The Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.

Chapter VI (The Nyaya Panchayat), sections 42 to 94-A, is printed only as a heading with the official footnote "Chapter VI comprising sections 42 to 94-A Omitted by sec. 16 of U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.", so those sections have no pages here.

The marginal headings printed beside each section in this edition are shown as the section headings; sections 37, 37-A, 95-A and 109 carry no marginal heading in this copy.

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2[(1) Every Gram Sabha shall hold two general meetings in each year, one soon after harvesting of the kharif crop (hereinafter called the kharif meeting) and the other soon after harvesting of the rabi crop (hereinafter called the rabi meeting 3[which shall be presided over by the Pradhan of the concerned Gram Panchayat]) :

Provided that the Pradhan at any time may, or upon a requisition in writing by the prescribed authority or by not less than one-fifth of the number of the members shall, within thirty days from the receipt of such requisition, call an extraordinary general meeting. The time and place of all the meetings of the Gram Sabha shall be published in the prescribed manner :

Provided further that where the Pradhan fails to call a meeting as aforesaid the prescribed authority may do so within a period to be prescribed.

(2) For any meeting of the Gram Sabha one-fifth of the member of members shall form the quorum; provided that no quorum shall be necessary for a meeting adjourned for want of quorum.

4[(3) The Gram Sabha shall consider the following matters and may make recommendations and suggestions to the Gram Panchayat,—

(a) the annual statement of accounts of the Gram Panchayat, the report of administration of the proceeding financial year and the last audit note and replies, if any, made thereto ;

(b) the report in respect of development programmes of the Gram Panchayat relating to the preceeding year and the development programmes proposed to be undertaken during the current financial year;

(c) the promotion of unity and harmony among all sections of society in the village ;

(d) programmes of adult education within the village ;

(e) such other matters as may be prescribed.

(4) the Gram Panchayat shall give due consideration to the recommendations and suggestions of the Gram Sabha.

(5) The Gram Sabha shall perform the following functions namely :—

(a) Mobilising voluntary labour and contributions for the community welfare programmes ;

(b) Identification of beneficiaries for the implementation of development schemes pertaining to the village;

(c) Rendering assistance in the implementation of development schemes pertaining to the village.]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by section 12(a) of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.
  2. 2.Subs. by section 11 of U.P. Act No. 2 of 1955.
  3. 3.Ins. by section 12(b) of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.
  4. 4.Ins. by section 12(c) of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.

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