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This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2016 (Uttarakhand Act 11 of 2016), s.194(1); it may still apply to matters that began before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

29- [(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, every Gram Panchayat shall constitute such committee or committees as may be notified by the State Government from time to time, to assist the Gram Panchayat in the performance of all or any of its functions and may delegate to such committee or committees such of its powers of functions as it may deem fit. (2) Every committee constituted under sub-section (1) shall consist of a Chairman and six other members, who shall be elected by the members of the Gram Panchayat from amongst themselves in the prescribed manner : Provided that in each such committee there shall be atleast one woman member, one members belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes and one member belonging to Backward Classes :]3 Provided further that the State Government may designate any Government servant as Co-Secretary to a committee related to any particular subject.”]4 [(3) The State Government may, if and when so required, Constitute a Sub-committee for a particular subject to assist the main Committee by notification.”]5