The Manipur Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 1996

Manipur

EXTRAORDE',L?Y

PUBLISHED BY AlTTI-iORlTY

No. 277 Imphal, Friday, September 20. 1996 (Bhadr::. 29, 1918)

GOVER.i.?:ViENT OF t·iA..:.'{IPUR

SECRETARIAT: LAW & LEGISLATI'iE AFFAIRS DEPARThlE:"'IT

NOi1..r.CATlON

Imphal, the 20th September, 1996

No. 2/23/96-Leg/L. -- Tac following Act of the Legisbu.re, Manipur which received

assent of the Governor of Manipur on 19-9-1996 is hereby published in the Manipur

Gazette.

L. IBOtlCHA SINGH,

Secrct::i.ry to the Go;-:rnment of \·frmipur.

THE MANIPUR PA>,Cl:L\ YATl R,I...J (AtvlEND?,1E.NT) ACT, 19%

( ?··./ianipur/.\;:t No. 5 of 1996)

to amend the Muni pur Panchayati Raj /\.er, jS:9-J

(No. 2U of 1994)

BE it enacted by the Legislature of Afonipur in the Fo,,yse1·emh year of the republic

of India as follow.;:·

1. Short title and -comn1enc?rnent., -

(i) This Act may be called the M:1nipur P:inchgyati R,,j (Amendment) Act, 1996.

(ii) It shall iY: deemed to come into force with effect from the 17th d::y of

Scplcn1.ber,1996.

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mcndment of Section 3 ...

l\,c Act), -

(a) sub-section (l) shall be rc-numbcr-::d J.:; (1-.-\) ar.J the folL1\vir.g new ?ub-scctioi:s

"(l-B) The State Govcrnmen, shall. b/ r,c,t,fi:::,ion "' :he o(Ti..:;;;l Gazcuc. cs,,·,bfohd

a Gram Sabha for a viilag_c_
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c)r ,i group of ,ti Joining v('.i::gcs tu\·,ng: populaticn of nu: le,.,

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large,: than tVIOthousand JS may be ncc.:ss?y on cunsit'..:r:,ciun of the loc:ll s1:1.rnt10ll,

(1-B) and (l-C) shall be inserted, narnclv. -



( l /\ uotificauon under this section shal; specify the name of the Cram S8.b1L? by \vhich it

>:h:dl he known and shall define the limits of the area within its jurisdiction ":

?b) After sub-section (2), the following new sub-section (3) shall be inserted, n:imdy,-

''(3) Every member of the Gram Sabha unless disqualified under this Ac, or any other law Ior

the time being in force, be qualified to vote at the election of the members of a Gr;lITI Panchay:u

and Pradhan of the Gram Sabha and also at the election of the directlv elected members or' ,he:

Zilla Parishad constituency in the area of which the Gram Sabha b:s';_

3. Amendment of Section 7.-

After sub-section (2) of Section 7 of the Act, the following proviso shall be inserted. namely.­

"Provided that no quorum shall be necessary for a meeting adjourned for want of quorum. for

the second time."

4. Amendment of Section 17.-

In Section 17 of the Act, for the figure ''350' ', the figure '_'600'' shall be substituted.

5. Amegdmentof Section 18.-

In sub-section (1) of Section 18 of the Act.-

(a) For clause (1), the following shall be substituted, nam,:-!y,-

'' (i) Divide the area of the Gram Sabha into territorial constituencies' '.

(b) Clause (ii) shall be deleted.

6. Amendment of Section 22.-

In section 22 of the Act,-

(a) sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (l) shall be deleted. (b) in sub-section (2), the

words "
or an Administrator" shall be deleted; (c) in sub-section (3), for the words "cc:l.'.i..::",

the word "continue" shall be substituted and the words "

or an Administrator" and c ,

or

Administrator, as the case may be" shall be deleted;

(d) in sub-section (4), the words "or Administrator", "or the Administrator" and "or the

Administrator, as the case may be" shall be deleted:

(e) after sub-section (4), the following sub-section (5) shall be inserted, n::1mdy.­

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"(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act, if the State Government is ::.:llisficd

that the first elections to Gram Panchavats after the commcncemcm or this Act c:mnc,t bc held,

the State Government may appoint Administrative Committees to exercise the powers and to

perform the duties and functions ofzhe Gram Panchayais for a period not exceeding six months.' ·

7. Amendment of Section 25.-

In Section 25 of the Act,-



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(a) for clause (i), the following shall be substituted, namely,-

"(i) such number of offices of Pradhan of Gram Panchayai in the district for Scheduled

Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the number of offices so reserved shall bear as nearly as mav

ix: the same proportion to the total number cf offices in the district as the populationof th?

Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes in the district bears to L.11etotal population of the district.";

(b) in clause (ii), the words "and Up-Pradhan, as the case may be", shall be deleted,

8. Amendment of Section 30.-

For sub-section (1) of Section 30 of the Ac1, the following shall be substituted, namely­

"(I) (a) Every Pradhan shall be deemed to have vacated forthwith if the resolution expressing

want of confidence in him is passed by a majority of not less than two-third of the members of

the Gram Sabha present and voting at the meeting specially convened for the purpose. The

requisitions for such a special meeting shall be signed by not less Lhan half of the total number

of memb rs o 1.J1eGram Sabha then on the roll and shall be delivered to the prescribed authority .

• e prescribed authority s all, within seven days from the date of receipt of requisitions, convene

a special meeting of the Gram Sabha. The meeting shall be held by issuing ten clear days notice.

The meeting shall be presided over by the prescribed authority or an official nominated by him

for the purpose .•

(b) Every Up-Pradhan shall be deemed to have vacated his office forthwith if a resolution

expressing want of confidence in him is passed by a majority of not less two-third of the members

of the Gram Panchayat present and voting, at a meeting specially convened for the purpose. The

requisitions of such a special meeting shall be signed by not less th211 half of the total numbers

of members of the Gram Panchayat then on the roll and shall be delivered to the&re"scribid)
?thorii)rhe prescribed authority shall, within seven days from the date of receipt of L1'fc

requisition, convene a special meeting of the Gram Panchayat, The meeting shall be held by

issuing seven days clear notice. The meeting shall be presided over by an official nominated by

him for the purpose.

(c) No motion of no confidence under clause (a) or (b) shall be moved against the Pradhan

QJ the Up-Pradhan in the initial two years of their respective terms. If the: motion of oo confidence

is once rejected, no fresh motion of no confi<knce shall be brought w1t.fon a period of one year

from the date of such rejection of the motion.".

9. Substitution of Section 35.-

For Section 35, the following shall be substituted, namely, -

."35. The Gram Panchayat shall perform such functions which may lie within their

competence and jurisdiction to be specified by L'1c Government, in respect of ire ms enumerated

in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution ofIndia. TI1e functions specified by the Government

shall be published in the official Gazette.".



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10. Amendment of Section 3§ ...

In Clause (2) of sub-section (2) of Section 3.S. of the Act, for the sentence 11 The
Pradhan shall be the ex-officio member and Chairman of the Social Justice Committee", the
sentence "The Up-Pradhan shall be the ex-officio member and Chairman of the Social Justice
Committee" shall be substituted.

Li. Amendment of Section 49.-

For the second proviso to Section 49, the following shall be substituted, namely,-

"Provided further that all the members of Zilla Parishad whether elected or not

from territorial constituencies in the Zilla Parishad area shall have the right to vote. in the

meeting .of the Zilla Parishad except in the election of Adhyaksha and Up-Adhyaksha, in

the case of which only the elected members shall have the right to vote."

12. Amendment of Section 50 ....

In Section 50 of the Act,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for the figure "15,0CD", the figure "18,000" shall be substituted:

(b) for clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, nan1cly,-

"(a) divide the area of Zilla Parishad into territorial constituencies;
(b) each constituency shall elect one member by direct election LO the Zilla

Parishad".

13. Amendment cf Section 52.-

In sub-section (1) of Section 52 of the Act, for the words "scats shall bear ", the words

"seats so-reserved shall bear" shall be substituted.

For clause (a) and (b) of sub-section (2) of Section 54 of the Act, the fellowing
shall be substituted, namely,-

"(a) such number of ornces of the Adhvaksha of Zilla Parishad in the state for

persons belongingto the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and U1c number of offices so

reserved shall bear as nearly as may be, the same proportion :c,, the total number of offices of

Adhyaksha in the Zilla Parishad as the population of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes

in the Zilla Parishad areas in the State bears to the total population of the Zilla Parishad areas in

the State;

(b) not less than one-third of the total number of offices of the Adhyaksna for women:".

15. Amendment of Section 57.·

In sub-section (4) of Section 57 of the Act, for the words "one-fifth", u.c words

"one-half' shall be substituted.



For Section 61 of the Act, the following shall be substituted, namely .-

"61. The Zilla Parishad shall cerform such functions with such cowers and authority as

may be specified therein by foe State Government in the official Gaz;tte in respect of items
enumerated in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India,".

1'"' A _., t R ,;;: • 6·?, . Amenumen .v!-Section ;:::,.-

In sub-section (4) of Section 65 of the Act, the word "not" shall be deleted.

18. Ame?ent of Seetion 76.-

After sub-section (2) of Section 76 of the Act. the following new sub-section (2-a)
shall be inserted namely,-

"(2-a) The Chief Executive Officer shall also be the ex-officio Secretary of the Zilla

Parishad.".

19. Amendment o! Section %.-

For sub-section (5) of Section So of the Act, the following shall be substituted, namely,-

"(5) The Adhyaksha of the Zilla Parishad shall be the Chairman of the District Planning
Committee.".

20. Amendment of Section lC<:.-

In Section l.00 of the Act, after the words "of the Gram Panchayat", the words "or Zilla

Parishad" shall be inserted.

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