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THE TAMIL NADU PANCHAYATS ACT, 1994
(Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994)
Chapter II
Grama Sabha
3. Grama
Sabha. – (1)
There shall be a Grama Sabha
for every Village Panchayat consisting of persons registered in the electoral
roll relating to the Panchayat
Village, comprised
within the area of the said Village Panchayat.
1[(2)
Subject to the general orders of the Government, the Grama
Sabha shall meet atleast
twice in a year but six months shall not intervene between any two meetings.
(2-A)
Every meeting of the Grama Sabha
shall be convened by the President of the Village Panchayat. If the President
fails to convene the meeting of the Grama Sabha, the Inspector shall convene the meeting.]
(3)
(a) The Grama
Sabha shall, -
(i) approve the village plan ;
(ii) approve the village budget for
the year ; 2[***]
3[(ii-a)
approve the audit report on the Village Panchayat accounts of the previous
year; and]
(iii)
review the progress of the implementation of all
schemes entrusted to the Village Panchayat.
(b)
The Government may, by notification, entrust to the Grama
Sabha such other functions as may be specified.
(4)
The Village Panchayat shall give due consideration to the recommendations and
suggestions of the Grama Sabha.
(5)
The quorum for a meeting 4[***] and
the procedure for convening and conducting such meetings of the Grama Sabha shall be such as
may be prescribed.
(6)
Every meeting of the Grama Sabha
shall be presided over by the President and in his
absence, by the Vice President and in the absence of both the President and
Vice President, by a member chosen by the members present at the meeting.
1. Substituted
by Tamil Nadu Act 28 of 1998.
2. The words “and” was omitted by Tamil Nadu Act 28 of 1998.
3. Inserted by Tamil Nadu
Act 28 of 1998.
4. The words
“of
the Grama Sabha shall be
one-third of the total number of the members of the Grama Sabha” were omitted by
Tamil Nadu Act 28 of 1998.
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