Lawgist19Reservation of seats
(1) Seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in every Gram 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 Panchayat as the population of Scheduled Castes or of the Scheduled Tribes in that Panchayat area bears to the total population of that area and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in such Gram Panchayat, in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) Not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved under sub-section (1) shall be reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Castes, or as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes.
(3) Not less than one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Gram Panchayat shall be reserved for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Gram Panchayat in such manner as may be prescribed
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- 13 Constitution of Gram Panchayat
- 14 Incorporation of Gram Panchayat
- 15 Electoral Roll of Gram Panchayat
- 16 Publication of Electoral Roll of Gram Panchayat
- 17 Composition of Gram Panchayat
- 18 Division of Gram Sabha into territorial constituencies
- 19 Reservation of seats
- 20 Term of the Gram Panchayats
- 21 Election of the Pradhan and members of Gram Panchayat
- 22 Appointment of an Administrative Committee or Administrator on failure to elect members of Gram Panchayats and in other cases
- 23 Filling of casual vacancy in the office of Pradhan and of the member
- 24 Election of Up-Pradhan
- 25 Reservation of seats for Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
- 26 Procedure for election of Up-Pradhan on the establishment of Gram Panchayat
- 27 Term of the office of the Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
- 28 Powers, functions and duties of Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
- 29 Resignation of Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
- 30 No confidence motion against the Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
- 31 Resignation of members
- 32 Meeting of Gram Panchayat
- 33 Minutes
- 34 Quorum and procedure
- 35 Functions of Gram Panchayat
- 36 Assignment of functions
- 37 General powers of the Gram Panchayat
- 38 Standing Committees
- 39 Property and funds
- 40 Taxation
- 41 Financial assistance to Gram Panchayats
- 42 Budget of the Gram Panchayat
- 43 Accounts
- 44 Audit
- 45 Staff of Gram Panchayat
- 46 Staffing pattern and category of employees
- 47 Appointment and control of employees
