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Panchayat before the expiration of its duration shall continueonly for the remainder of the period for which the dissolvedPanchayat would have continued under Clause (1) had it notbeen so dissolved.Article 243F Disqualifications for membership(1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and forbeing, a member of a Panchayat —(a) if he is so disqualified by or under any law for the time beingin force for the purposes of elections to the Legislature of theState concerned:Provided that no person shall be disqualified on the ground thathe is less than twenty-five years of age, if he has attained theage of twenty-one years;(b) if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by theLegislature of the State.(2) If any question arises as to whether a member of aPanchayat has become subject to any of the disqualificationsmentioned in Clause (1), the question shall be referred for thedecision of such authority and in such manner as theLegislature of a State may, by law, provide.Article 243G Powers, authority and responsibilities ofPanchayatsSubject to the provisions of the Constitution, the Legislature ofa State may, by law, endow the Panchayats with such powersand authority and may be necessary to enable them to functionas institutions of self-government and such law may containprovisions for the devolution of powers and responsibilitiesupon Panchayats at the appropriate level; subject to suchconditions as may be specified therein, with respect to —(a) the preparation of plans for economic development andsocial justice;(b) the implementation of schemes for economic developmentand social justice as may be entrusted to them including thosein relation to the matters listed in the Eleventh Schedule.Article 243H Powers to impose taxes by, and Funds of, thePanchayatsThe Legislature of a State may, by law, —(a) authorise a Panchayat to levy, collect and appropriate suchtaxes, duties, tolls and fees in accordance with such procedureand subject to such limits;(b) assign to a Panchayat such taxes, duties, tolls and feeslevied and collected by the State Government for suchpurposes and subject to such conditions and limits;(c) provide for making such grants-in-aid to the Panchayatsfrom the Consolidated Fund of the State; and(d) provide for constitution of such Funds for crediting allmoneys received, respectively, by or on behalf of thePanchayats and also for the withdrawal of such moneystherefrom,as may be specified in the law.Article 243I Constitution of Finance Commission to reviewfinancial position
(1) The Governor of a State shall, as soon as may be withinone year from the commencement of theConstitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, andthereafter at the expiration of every fifth year, constitute aFinance Commission to review the financial position of thePanchayats and to make recommendations to the Governor asto —(a) the principles which should govern —(i) the distribution between the State and the Panchayats of thenet proceeds of the taxes, duties, tolls and fees leviable by theState, which may be divided between them under this Part andthe allocation between the Panchayats at all levels of theirrespective shares of such proceeds;(ii) the determination of the taxes, duties, tolls and fees whichmay be assigned to, or appropriated by, the Panchayats;(iii) the grants-in-aid to the Panchayats from the ConsolidatedFund of the State;(b) the measures needed to improve the financial position ofthe Panchayats;(c) any other matter referred to the Finance Commission by theGovernor in the interests of sound finance of the Panchayats.(2) The Legislature of a State may, by law, provide for thecomposition of the Commission, the qualifications which shallbe requisite for appointment as members thereof and themanner in which they shall be selected.(3) The Commission shall determine their procedure and shallhave such powers in the performance of their functions as theLegislature of the State may, by law, confer on them.(4) The Governor shall cause every recommendation made bythe Commission under this article together with an explanatorymemorandum as to the action taken thereon to be laid beforethe Legislature of the State.Article 243J Audit of accounts of PanchayatsThe Legislature of a State may, by law, make provisions withrespect to the maintenance of accounts by the Panchayats andthe auditing of such accounts.Article 243K Elections to the Panchayats(1) The superintendence, direction and control of thepreparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, allelections to the Panchayats shall be vested in a State ElectionCommission consisting of a State Election Commissioner to beappointed by the Governor.(2) Subject to the provisions of any law made by the Legislatureof a State, the conditions of service and tenure of office of theState Election Commissioner shall be such as the Governormay by rule determine:Provided that the State Election Commissioner shall not beremoved from his office except in like manner and on the likegrounds as a Judge of a High Court and the conditions ofservice of the State Election Commissioner shall not be variedto his disadvantage after his appointment(3) The Governor of a State shall, when so requested by theState Election Commission, make available to the StateElection Commission such staff as may be necessary for the
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(1) The Governor <strong>of</strong> a State shall, as soon as may be withinone year from the commencement <strong>of</strong> the<strong>Constitution</strong> (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, andthereafter at the expiration <strong>of</strong> every fifth year, constitute aFinance Commission to review the financial position <strong>of</strong> thePanchayats and to make recommendations to the Governor asto —(a) the principles which should govern —(i) the distribution between the State and the Panchayats <strong>of</strong> thenet proceeds <strong>of</strong> the taxes, duties, tolls and fees leviable by theState, which may be divided between them under this Part andthe allocation between the Panchayats at all levels <strong>of</strong> theirrespective shares <strong>of</strong> such proceeds;(ii) the determination <strong>of</strong> the taxes, duties, tolls and fees whichmay be assigned to, or appropriated by, the Panchayats;(iii) the grants-in-aid to the Panchayats from the ConsolidatedFund <strong>of</strong> the State;(b) the measures needed to improve the financial position <strong>of</strong>the Panchayats;(c) any other matter referred to the Finance Commission by theGovernor in the interests <strong>of</strong> sound finance <strong>of</strong> the Panchayats.(2) The Legislature <strong>of</strong> a State may, by law, provide for thecomposition <strong>of</strong> the Commission, the qualifications which shallbe requisite for appointment as members there<strong>of</strong> and themanner in which they shall be selected.(3) The Commission shall determine their procedure and shallhave such powers in the performance <strong>of</strong> their functions as theLegislature <strong>of</strong> the State may, by law, confer on them.(4) The Governor shall cause every recommendation made bythe Commission under this article together with an explanatorymemorandum as to the action taken thereon to be laid beforethe Legislature <strong>of</strong> the State.Article 243J Audit <strong>of</strong> accounts <strong>of</strong> PanchayatsThe Legislature <strong>of</strong> a State may, by law, make provisions withrespect to the maintenance <strong>of</strong> accounts by the Panchayats andthe auditing <strong>of</strong> such accounts.Article 243K Elections to the Panchayats(1) The superintendence, direction and control <strong>of</strong> thepreparation <strong>of</strong> electoral rolls for, and the conduct <strong>of</strong>, allelections to the Panchayats shall be vested in a State ElectionCommission consisting <strong>of</strong> a State Election Commissioner to beappointed by the Governor.(2) Subject to the provisions <strong>of</strong> any law made by the Legislature<strong>of</strong> a State, the conditions <strong>of</strong> service and tenure <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> theState Election Commissioner shall be such as the Governormay by rule determine:Provided that the State Election Commissioner shall not beremoved from his <strong>of</strong>fice except in like manner and on the likegrounds as a Judge <strong>of</strong> a High Court and the conditions <strong>of</strong>service <strong>of</strong> the State Election Commissioner shall not be variedto his disadvantage after his appointment(3) The Governor <strong>of</strong> a State shall, when so requested by theState Election Commission, make available to the StateElection Commission such staff as may be necessary for the