State Act

Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001_English

Section 7 Quorum - (i) The quorum for a meeting shall be 1/10th of the total members of the Gram Sabha, out of which at least 1/3rd shall be women; Provided that in a scheduled area, the quorum for a meeting shall be 1/3rd of the total members of the Gram Sabha, out of which at least 1/3rd shall be women. (ii) If at the time appointed for the meeting, members are not present to fulfill the required quorum the person presiding the meeting shall adjourn the meeting to such a future date and time as he may appoint and a fresh notice shall be given in the prescribed manner and no quorum shall be required for such an adjourned meeting; Provided that no new subject shall be taken up for consideration in such a meeting.