Merged, split new gram panchayats to have five-year term: Gujarat assembly passes bill
February 20, 2017
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Assembly today in the assembly passed ‘Gujarat Panchayat Amendment Bill’ unopposed in the absence of opposition members.
According to minister of state for Panchayat Shri Jayantibhai Kavadia who moved the bill, when two or more villages are merged or some village is split to carve out a new village, its term will also be five-year long starting from its first meeting. The new bill proposes that in case of merger of villages or creation of new villages the tenure of village panchayat will be five-year.
Kavadia further said that ass per Gujarat Nagarpalika Adhiniyam, if any municipality is split into two or more municipalities, the new municipality will have five year term. To maintain uniformity in Urban development and panchayat department provisions, today’s amendment is important.
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