Lawgist25Reservation of seats for Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
Subject to the general or special order of the Government, the Deputy Commissioner shall reserve--
(i) such number of offices of Pradhan and Up-Pradhan of Gram Panchayat in the district for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as nearly as may be, in the same proportion as the total number of offices in the district bears to the population of the Scheduled Castes or of the Scheduled Tribes in the district bears to the total population of that district;
(ii) not less than one-third of the total number of offices of Pradhan and Up-Pradhan, as the case may be, of the Gram Panchayat in the district shall be reserved for women:
Provided that the offices reserved under this section shall be allotted by rotation to different Gram Panchayats 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
