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Great job, keep it up ! Seby MAscarenhas --- Frederick Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > THE VILLAGE PANCHAYAT > PART- I > GRAM SABHA > > Compiled by: > Kumar Kalanand Mani > Soter D'souza > Antonnio Francisco Fernandes > > All information and suggestions are in accordance > with the Goa > Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (GPR Act, 1994) and Goa > Panchayats Meeting > Rules (GP Rules) & Circulars in force. This booklet > is exclusively for > information and not to be used for legal purposes. > This booklet contains information presented in three > parts > > PART - I > > Presents rules and suggestions for Gram Sabha > PART - II > > > Spells out the Functions and Responsibilities of > the Panchayat. > PART - III > > > Gives the powers and duties of Sarpanch and > Secretary along with > the rules for Panchayat meetings > > Due care has been taken to avoid errors in the > compilation. Yet there > may be some errors. Any correction / suggestions > shall be welcome. > > ACKNOWLEDGEMENT > > We are deeply grateful to the following resource > persons for their > valuable advice, suggestions and support extended > for the compilation > of this information > > 1. Mr. P.M. Borkar, Director of Panchayat, Govt. > of Goa. > 2. Mr. U.D.Gaitonde, Dy. Director of Panchayat > (North), Govt. of Goa. > 3. Ms. Saltarat Kazi, Dept. of political science, > Goa University. > 4. Mr. Roland Martins, GOA DESC, Mapusa. > 5. Adv. Albertina Almeida, Bailancho Saad, Goa. > 6. Capt. Gerald Fernandes, Social Activist. > > INTRODUCTION > > The 73rd Amendment to the Constitution of India was > meant to empower > the Panchayats for strengthening grass root > democracy. Every village > knows its particular needs and therefore planning > and implementation > of programmes to address these needs, when > undertaken at the village > level become more effective. > > It has been our experience that people's > participation in Panchayat > Raj more so in the State of Goa has not been > encouraging. There are > various reasons and one of these is the lack of > awareness and the > ignorance of powers vested in the people. Several > citizens have > expressed the need for some literature on the powers > and duties of the > Gram Sabha, which is the foundation of Panchayat > Raj. > > We have attempted through our experience to put > together the minimum > required information in this booklet that may help > as a guide to the > members of the Gram Sabha and panchayat > representatives. We hope this > will encourage greater participation and > meaningfulness to the Gram > Sabha meetings and the administration of panchayats. > > General Problems, Complaints, Misconceptions of Gram > Sabha Members: - > > § Members coming pre-planned with an issue, or > spontaneously, and > raising it without paying heed to the agenda. > > § Making proposals without submitting them to the > Sarpanch within the > stipulated time. > > § Persons abusing the members on the dais and other > Gram Sabha members. > > § Members raising matters that do not fall within > the powers and > duties of Panchayats. > > § Disobeying the decision of the chairperson. > > § Chairperson denies permission to raise issues to > evade > irregularities and illegalities even after due > notice. > > § Meetings prolonged unnecessarily due to lack of > structuring and > control of meeting by the chairpersons. > > § Secretary provides false information to Gram > Sabha. > > § Copies of proposals, budgets not given prior to > the meeting to > enable members to study the same. > > § Sarpanch / Dy. Sarpanch convene the Gram Sabha at > any time and make > rules as per his desire. > What is a Gram Sabha of the Panchayat? > > Gram Sabha means a body consisting of persons whose > names are for the > time being entered as electors in the electoral roll > for a Panchayat. > > (Refer Section 4 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, > 1994). > > For a person to be enrolled in the electoral roll > he/she should have > completed 18 years of age. The time for enrolling is > as fixed by the > Election Commission.. > When does the Gram Sabha meet ? > > 1. There shall be four ordinary meetings of the Gram > Sabha to be held > on any Sunday of January, April, July and October of > every year, and > is to be convened by the Sarpanch. > > 2. There shall also be four Special Meetings of the > Gram Sabha on 26th > January, l5th August, 2nd October and 19th December > of every year and > is to be convened by the Sarpanch. > > 3. An extra ordinary meeting of the Gram Sabha shall > be convened by > the Sarpanch, upon a requisition in writing of not > less than one-tenth > number of members of the Gram Sabha, within thirty > days from the > receipt of such requisition. > > 4. In the event of the Sarpanch failing to convened > the ordinary and > special meetings of the Gram Sabha, the Block > Development Officer > shall convene the meeting in the following month. In > the event of the > Sarpanch failing to convene the extra ordinary > meeting within the > specified time limit, an appeal shall preferred to > the Block > Development Officer under Section 201-A of the Goa > Panchayat Raj Act, > 1994. > > (Refer sections 5 (1), (2), (4), (5) of the G.P.R. > Act, 1994) > > During the months prescribed for a Gram Sabha > meeting the members > should make efforts to read the notice board and > newspapers to know > the exact date and place of the meeting. > How does one know the date, time and place of the > Gram Sabha meeting ? > > For an Ordinary meeting of the Gram Sabha at least > seven clear day > notice before the date of such meeting shall be > given and in the case > of an Extraordinary meeting, at least four days > notice before the date > of such meeting. > > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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