State Act

THE KARNATAKA GRAM SWARAJ AND PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1993

1[145A. Consolidation and integration of plans.– (1) Subject to availability of funds in the Taluk Panchayat, the Taluk Panchayat shall draw up a vision plan and annual development plans, indicating the needs in their order of priority, by consolidating the plans presented by the Gram Panchayats, adding their own requirements containing the components of the plans and the estimate of funds required and presenting the same to the taluk planning and development committee with a copy to the Zilla Panchayat. The plans of the Gram Panchayats shall not be altered except on availability of funds or guidelines or direction of Government. (2) In determining the priorities of development programmes and schemes to be implemented in the area, the priority ranking method shall be adopted taking into consideration the backwardness of the area, urgency of the need, level of impact and the population.