State Act

THE UNITED PROVINCES PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1947

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2016 (Uttarakhand Act 11 of 2016), s.194(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

[11-F (1) For the purposes of this Act the State Government may by notification declare any area comprising a village or group of villages, having, so far as practicable, a population of 300 in hill area and 1000 in plane area to be a panchayat area for the purpose of this Act by such name as may be specified: Provided that the population shall not exceed 1000 in hill area and 5000 in plane area of the State as far as practicable: Further provided that for the purpose of declaration of a Panchayat area no revenue village or any hamlet thereof shall be divided. Also Provided that if it is not practically possible to follow the above provisions then the State Government may relaxed the aforesaid restrictions by order in the specific and unavoidable circumstances. (2) The State Government may, on the request of the Gram Panchayat concerned or otherwise, and after previous publication of the proposal, by notification at anytime: (a) modify the area of any Panchayat area by including therein or excluding there form any area of a village or group of villages; (b) alter the name of the Panchayat area; or (c) declare that any area shall cease to be a Panchayat area; or]5