State Act

Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001_English

Section 6 Convening of Meetings - (i) A notice of the meeting shall be pasted on the notice-board of the Gram Panchayat Office and the same shall adequately be brought to the notice of the public by means of publicity (such as Dugdugi, Drum and Loudspeakers); (ii) It shall be the responsibility of the Mukhia to convene and conduct the meetings of the Gram Sabha. In case 1[Mukhia] fails to convene the meeting as specified under the Act, the Executive Officer of the Panchayat Samiti or the Prescribed Officer of the Panchayat authorized by him on this behalf shall convene such meetings; Provided that in case he fails to call meetings at intervals as specified under the Act, he shall be deprived of holding the office of Mukhia; Provided also that no order shall be passed by the officer prescribed under this sub-section against the Mukhia unless he is given reasonable opportunity of hearing.