(General) Rules, 1997-English - Panchyati Raj Department

who could not take oath in meeting convened for the purpose shall beadministered oath by the SDO(C) in his office.(2) The Pradhans of the concerned Panchayats shall administer theoath to the remaining Up-Pradhans and members of the Gram Panchayat onthe day of the first meeting of the Panchayats concerned as fixed by the StateGovernment. Up-Pradhans and members taking oath in the first meeting,shall put their signature or thumb impression marks on the form of oath aftersubscribing to the oath, which shall be retained in the Panchayat record.(3) Where the Pradhan refuses to administer oath to the Up-Pradhanand member(s) of the Gram Panchayat deliberately, in that event the oathshall be administered by SDO(C) either in his office or in the office of GramPanchayat on such date which may be fixed by the SDO(C) within fortnightfrom the date of first meeting of the Panchayat.(4) Pradhans or Up-Pradhans, as the case may be, elected in byeelectionshall be administered oath by SDO(C) in his office. Members of theGram Panchayat, elected in bye-election, shall be administered oath byPradhan in the office of Gram Panchayat concerned.23. Prescribed authority for the purpose of section 9(1).- TheChairman of Panchayat Samiti, within whose jurisdiction the GramPanchayat falls, shall be the Prescribed Authority for proviso to subsection(1)of section 9 for according approval to call meeting. Where thePanchayat Samiti is not functioning, the Executive Officer of PanchayatSamiti shall be the Prescribed Authority.24. Time and Place of the meeting.- The time, date and place of themeeting shall be fixed by the Pradhan or in his absence by the Up-Pradhan.25. Notice of Meeting.- The Pradhan shall give a notice of atleastseven days to all members of Gram Panchayat for holding the meeting of theGram Panchayat :Provided that no notice shall be necessary if the meeting of a GramPanchayat is to take place regularly on days previously fixed by thePanchayat and all the members have been informed.26.Contents of Notice.- A notice of meeting of a Panchayat shallstate the nature of the business to be transacted at the meetings.27. Procedure for recording proceedings of meetings.- (1) Theregister of proceedings shall be maintained by the Panchayat Secretary. ThePanchayat Secretary shall obtain the signature or thumb marks of themembers present at the meeting, in the beginning to confirm the presence fordetermining the quorum. He shall maintain the register of proceedings inHindi in Devnagri script. Proceedings shall be signed by the Pradhan or theperson presiding over the meeting, besides the member present at the end ofthe meeting. If any member walkout during the meeting the fact should berecorded in the proceeding.15